Mining Incidents

Solvang Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by R G Petersen
Solvang, Santa Barbara County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0401710

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
104
citations
32
significant & substantial
$30,897
proposed penalties
$28,895
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 3,344 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,571 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,418 2 0 585.1
2025 Q1 2,754 5 0 1815.5
2024 Q4 2,064 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,539 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,493 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,393 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2005 · 1 incident

September 16, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buellflat Rock Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Not known. Possibly working with belt splicing tool s or carrying hand tools up the stairs.

2004 · 1 incident

November 24, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buellflat Rock Co Inc · Struck by falling object

While removing the rear axle shaft from the wheel of a Caterpillar 623F Scraper, it suddenly became free knocking the worker down and landing on his left ankle, severely bruising left foot/ankle,

2000 · 1 incident

January 3, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buellflat Rock Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE MOVING SCREEN, IT SLIPPED DOWN AND PINCHED MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. NOT REPORTED UNITL THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT SWELLING AND PAIN.