Mining Incidents

Munn & Perkins Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

George Reed Inc · Surface
Controlled by Reed Family Companies
ESCALON, San Joaquin County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0402696

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2019
Latest incident
Feb 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
93
citations
14
significant & substantial
$9,756
proposed penalties
$9,676
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 3,748 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,174 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,134 2 0 483.8
2025 Q1 4,980 1 0 200.8
2024 Q4 5,135 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,361 1 0 423.5
2024 Q2 3,817 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,736 1 0 267.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2019 · 1 incident

February 12, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George Reed Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was splicing conveyor belt with three other ees at Bellino Tunnel Belt. While positioning belt, ee was standing, slightly bent at waist pulling slack from belt and felt sharp pain in lower back, diagnosed as a strain.

2011 · 2 incidents

December 8, 2011 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George Reed Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was replacing a belt on the Power Screen and bumped his knee, causing a contusion that subsequently became infected. Employee declined medical treatment until 12/13/11. Claim was accepted on 12/13/11 as reportable.

April 4, 2011 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a belt with a razor when the knife slipped and cut his right lower leg.

2009 · 1 incident

October 17, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing a dowpin from a nut guard to the crusher, when the wrench slipped, causing the top of his right index finger to cut on the sharp edge of the nut guard

2005 · 1 incident

January 19, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George Reed Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was replacing a 15 HP electric motor on the crusher feeder. As he tried to position the motor onto the mount, the motor shifted and caught his finger against the frame of the crusher feeder. Employee experienced a laceration on the small finger of his right hand.

2004 · 1 incident

December 27, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
George Reed Inc · Fall onto or against objects

DESCENDING FROM A STEP STOOL. EE MISSED THE SECOND STEP, FELL BACKWARD, AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE EDGE OF THE DESK. EE'S IMPACT ON THE EDGE OF THE DESK CAUSED A 3/4" LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 16, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal apprentice, trainee HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George Reed Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GRASPED A HANDRAIL USED FOR ACCESS TO A PLATFORM UTILIZED TO CHANGE THE BLOW BARS ON A RECYCLE PLANT. EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE PAIN DID NOT SUBSIDE, SO TH E EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVEN TO CALIFORNIA OCCUPATION PHYSICIANS IN MODESTO, CA. FURTHER EVALUATION REVEALED AN ACUTE SPRAIN ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

September 8, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
George Reed Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INFORMED HIS FOREMAN THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL WELL & HAD FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. FOREMAN TOLD EE HE WAS GOING TO DRIVE HIM TO CALIF. OCCUPATIONAL SERVICES IN MODESTO TO HAVE THE SITUATION CHECKED OUT. EE SAID HE PREFERRED TO GO HOME & CONSULT HIS PERSONAL DR. EE'S DR MET HIM @ SONORA HOSPITAL, RAN SOME TESTS WHICH INDICATED EE HAD MAJOR HEART PROBLEM & HAD EXPERIENCED MILD HEAR

January 31, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George Reed Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS AWAY. A PIPE JACK FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIS KNEE.

2001 · 1 incident

December 7, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKER WAS LOOSENING A NUT ON A CONE CRUSHER UNIT. A WRENCH WAS ATTACHED TO THE NUT, AND THE WORKER WAS HITTING THE WRENCH WITH A 4" SHAFT. WORKER MISSED HIS TARGET AND SLAMMED HIS FINGER AGAI NST THE WRENCH.

2000 · 1 incident

March 15, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
George Reed Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

OPERATOR WAS MOVING A HYDRAULIC JACK AFTER ADJUSTING A CONE CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED ON AN OILY SURFACE ON THE CRUSHER PLATFORM, LANDING ON HIS BOTTOM LEFT SIDE.