Mining Incidents

Granite Construction Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: M00079

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
393
Mines on record
66
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,778
citations
538
significant & substantial
$532,914
proposed penalties
$460,804
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $72,110 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,903
inspections on record
28,607
inspection hours
9.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
2,778 citations across 28,607 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$533K
proposed penalties
$463K
current assessed
$461K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
2,735 assessments are final orders; 58 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
4
2025
2
2024
4
2023
2
2021
2
2019
2
2018
2
2017
6
2016
2
2015
2
2014
5
2013
7
2012
1
2011
3
2010
4
2009
7
2008
12
2007
11 (1f)
2006
22
2005
13
2004
7
2003
12
2002
26
2001
18
2000
18
1999
10
1998
11
1997
4
1996
15
1995
13
1994
11
1993
17
1992
11
1991
15
1990
22
1989
13
1988
24
1987
9
1986
8
1985
7
1984
7
1983
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 12, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Granite Construction Co · Struck by falling object

Employee entered a trench and was struck by a large section of clay when a vertical wall of the trench collapsed.

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