Mojave Pit — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/23/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Early morning, still dark outside. Operator made a mistake during start up and panicked. Tried to stop the plant after stacker malfunction and ran over uneven ground ""water ruts"" on backhoe. Injured...
10/22/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost Employee traversing across plant site, encountered wet material and slipped rolling ankle. Employee was taken to the clinic where a diagnosis was made of a sprained ankle and fractured fibula.
04/05/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was walking down a stairwell and lost their footing missing the step EE intended to hit and landing on the next step with their right foot spraining the ankle.
04/15/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While shoveling by a shaker screen a rock came off and hit miner in the left shoulder
12/18/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While getting ready to cut a piece of angle iron (10' X 3"") the angle iron slipped off the vice and struck left pinky finger.
02/18/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to cut a belt with a cutting tool. Employee cut toward himself. The tool slipped from what he was cutting and stuck his finger.
07/07/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost High winds--Rock/sand debris into left eye causing irritation.
04/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted On 4-27-09 EE says that he hurt his lower back while moving a metal rack, he did not report the injury at that time. On 4-28-09 the pain returned while operating his truck. Doctor's diagnisis: Lower b...
05/18/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on his back adjusting the jaw crusher; the jack fell and struck left side of his head.