Lost Hills Mining — Accidents
Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/29/2025 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 38d restricted | The employee was attempting to fix a cover over the hydraulic line connection between the wheels of a radial stacker while it was still in motion. The employee's right foot got caught by the rotating... |
| 01/23/2023 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The miner was performing metal work on ramps. While welding overhead hot slag entered miner's boot burning the miner's foot. The employee waited approximately 2 weeks before mentioning that the foot g... |
| 04/20/2022 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Operating a wheel loader traveling east toward the scalehouse on dirt road. While traveling loader bucket contacted ground causing loader bucket to dig into dirt and loader to come to an abrupt stop.... |
| 08/12/2020 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | EE loading material, noticed fluid spraying onto windscreen. Stopped machine, did not shut engine off. Called superintendent to notify them. Liquid ignited; EE evacuated machine, ran 20 yards away. Ca... |
| 05/09/2020 | ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was diagnosed with pneumonia on 5/8/20. It turned to double pneumonia on 5/9/20. On 5/10/20 EE was informed they also had valley fever. On, 5-14-20, EE decided they were going to file a workm... |
| 10/08/2019 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | None | Admin employee was getting ready to leave for the day, went to use the restroom and had what we believe to be a heart attack. |
| 08/30/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 204d lost | Employee was standing on a ladder, putting DEF fluid in a scraper and the ladder shifted causing EE to twist EE's back |
| 10/01/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | EE was dismounting a loader, misjudged the steps and missed the last step. Injury was lower back strain NOTE: No lost time occurred until 9-6-2019 when we could no longer accommodate light duty work s... |
| 01/10/2015 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was loading his 210 Michigan scraper when he heard a loud pop from behind causing him to turn around quickly, straining his neck |
| 01/10/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 142d lost | Employee was in the process of re-mounting a tire to the rear axle of a water truck. As he was positioning the tire with two bars underneath for leverage, he twisted his body, causing back pain. |
| 08/03/2013 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee was operating a scraper when he got stuck, the rig started bouncing and hit his head in the cab. He received a cut to the top of his head. |
| 07/26/2013 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 92d lost | Employee was walking down the stairs of the catwalk at the mill when he stepped on a rock and twisted his right ankle |
| 07/12/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 14d lost | Employee was exiting the New Holland skid-steer loader when he slipped causing him to hit his heel on the bucket of the loader. |
| 06/21/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | EE was changing engine belts on the water truck (Unit 118).He dropped a socket and turned to grab it between the bumper and tire. When he tried to grab it he said ""I felt something in my back pull"". |
| 02/19/2008 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was placing a whole saw bit in a hand drill. He had his left hand on the saw bit and pressed the start trigger, injuring his left hand. |
| 07/26/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was shoveling dirt off of a Michigan 210H scraper stinger when he slipped. He tried to catch himself hitting his right wrist on the tire. |
| 09/25/2003 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | STANDING/ WORKING ON MACHINERY TURNED TO LEFT SIDE AND HIT LEFT KNEE. |
| 08/02/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A HYDRAULIC PUMP ON A MICHIGAN 210HB WHEN IT FELL INTO HIS LAP HURTING HIS BACK. |