Mining Incidents

Quail Hollow Operation Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter J Lemon
FELTON, Santa Cruz County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0403177

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
126
citations
14
significant & substantial
$23,895
proposed penalties
$21,590
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 3,623 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,926 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,002 1 0 249.9
2025 Q1 4,037 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,992 2 0 501.0
2024 Q3 4,433 3 1 676.7
2024 Q2 4,458 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,334 2 0 461.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 12, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Rock Company · Fall down stairs

TM fell while descending stairs and while attempting to catch themselves felt a pop in EE's left arm.

2020 · 1 incident

February 5, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Rock Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Team member hit EE's finger with a 10 pound hammer.

2016 · 1 incident

February 26, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Rock Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IT Team Member from Corporate Office was at the Quarry to install a 60+ lb UPS unit. Team member was sliding the UPS unit into a closet and right pinky finger was caught in the line of fire and bent back. IT Team Member reported the injury on 2/27/16 to Manager.

2013 · 2 incidents

October 25, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management STRIKING OR BUMPING
Granite Rock Company · Struck against stationary object

Injured reported that while attempting to unplug a drain pipe, he walked between the water truck and the wash plant to access the drain pipe when he caught his right forearm on a piece of sharp metal protruding from a steel beam

March 21, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Granite Rock Company · Struck against a moving object

While operating D-8 dozer, moving in reverse, dozer dropped unexpectedly on uneven terrain, jolting injured worker. Injured worker felt pain in lower back.

2009 · 2 incidents

July 20, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Granite Rock Company · Struck against a moving object

Cummulative trauma to lower back from operating loader and running the #2 sand plant for many years.

May 20, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Granite Rock Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cumulative hearing loss determined by mobile van testing and confirmed with re-test. Re-test conducted 5-20-09 confirms recordable loss.

2003 · 1 incident

January 17, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Rock Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT TIP OF FINGER BETWEEN SHIM & V-BELT DRIVE