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Morehead Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Butte Sand & Gravel · Surface

Controlled by Darren Morehead

Sutter, Sutter County, CA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0401712

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2012
Latest incident: May 2012

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

111

citations

significant & substantial

$16,428

proposed penalties

$16,277

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	15,122	0	0.0
2025 Q3	15,857	0	0.0
2025 Q2	11,207	1	89.2
2025 Q1	10,637	0	0.0
2024 Q4	11,282	0	0.0
2024 Q3	13,205	0	0.0
2024 Q2	10,688	1	93.6
2024 Q1	8,161	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

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

May 24, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Butte Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the shop installing a tarp on a trailer. He was on the fender adjusting the tarp and slipped. As he slid, he reached with his left hand and grabbed the tarp to stop the slide. When he did that, it jerked his left shoulder, dislocating it. He let go and slid to the ground.