Mining Incidents

PLANT 25 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Donald D Chapin Jr
Hollister, San Benito County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0404647

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2015
Latest incident
Aug 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
65
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,182
proposed penalties
$5,777
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 3,070 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,313 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,381 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,996 1 0 333.8
2024 Q4 2,909 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,046 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,066 1 1 326.2
2024 Q1 3,089 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

1 on file

2015 · 1 incident

August 6, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Don Chapin Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fabricator using a small grinder to prep metal on a secondary hopper surface. Wearing safety glasses and welding hood. Lifted welding hood, felt something in left eye, washed eye out, did not report incident. That night felt burning sensation, went E.R., metal filing removed from left eye, antibiotic drop prescribed. Medical follow-up & discharged 8/10/15.