Mining Incidents

Canyon Rock Co Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Canyon Rock Co Inc · Surface
Controlled by Wendel Trappe
Forestville, Sonoma County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0400079

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2005–2023
Latest incident
Nov 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
245
citations
61
significant & substantial
$76,130
proposed penalties
$76,130
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 21,471 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 22,211 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 22,262 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 22,990 5 0 217.5
2024 Q4 18,292 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 20,282 3 0 147.9
2024 Q2 19,726 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 17,490 6 2 343.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2023 · 1 incident

November 8, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman POWERED HAULAGE
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The equipment failed while EE was hydroseeding and it slid off the back of the flatbed truck. EE fell off and EE's left arm got pinned underneath the equipment.

2019 · 4 incidents

November 19, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

Hit head on steel beam.

November 12, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a skid steer and twisted the wrong way, resulting in a torn MCL on EE's knee.

April 22, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a zip tie with a knife and cut EE's left thumb by accident, requiring 8 stitches.

March 26, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was taking apart a metal pipe with a sharp edge piece of metal that cut their left hand.

2015 · 1 incident

February 6, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal IMPOUNDMENT
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Refuse Pile adjacent to the shop washed in and onto the shop floor about 2" deep. This occurred in a 50 year rain storm.

2012 · 1 incident

October 2, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling on rope attached to bar and bar slipped and hit employee in back.

2010 · 1 incident

July 7, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was welding a piece of metal on the wash plant. He was wearing a shield. Between welds, he lifted his shield to pick at some metal. A piece fell into his eye. Metal was removed by Doctor. He is fine.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 7, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was cleaning out the hopper when some material dislodged, catching im in the back of his ankle.

January 4, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canyon Rock Co Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee reached out to remove a rock from the crusher while another employee swung a hammer to break another rock. The sledge hammer hit the first employee's left thumb causing a deep laceration and broken thumb.