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SHELL CANYON PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Val-Rock Inc · Surface

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company

ocotillo, Imperial County, CA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0404701

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 2000–2005
Latest incident: May 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$5,668

proposed penalties

$5,668

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
2011 Q4	0	0	0
2011 Q3	397	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	3,235	3	0	927.4
2011 Q1	710	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	731	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	911	1	0	1097.7
2005 Q3	4,102	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	3,939	16	5	4061.9

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

2005 · 1 incident

May 2, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Val-Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on an incline in the screen deck with a hammer to hit the screen deck to remove built up sand from the screen. When reaching out his left foot slipped and he reached out to grab the screen deck. When grabbing the deck he strained his back.

2004 · 1 incident

May 20, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Val-Rock Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT HOLDING THE RAIL ON THE LJ SCREEN. THE BOLT WAS OVERHEAD & EE WAS ON THE GROUND. AS HE PUSHED UP WITH THE HAND WRENCH HIS KNEE GAVE OUT.

2003 · 1 incident

August 1, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Val-Rock Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING DOWN CONVEYOR WALKWAY AND STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND KNEE POPPED.

2002 · 1 incident

August 14, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Val-Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES THAT HE HAS A SORE BACK FROM SHOVELING. HE ALSO HAS A SKIN IRRITATION ON BOTH CHEEKS FROM THE ELASTIC BANDS ON HIS RESPIRATOR. HE CAME INTO WORK THE MORNING OF 08-14-2002 & COMPLAINE D OF A STOMACH ACHE & WENT HOME. THE NEXT DAY HE CAME INTO THE OFFICE & STATED THAT HE HAD A SORE BACK & THE IRRITATION ON HIS FACE.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 13, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Val-Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE MATERIAL FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PULL IN HIS FROIN AREA. AFTER TWO TO THREE HOURS HE NOTICED ONE OF HIS TESTICLES HAD SWOLLEN.

February 7, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Val-Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE AGGREGATE MATERIAL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

July 10, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Val-Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR WHEN A LOOSE END OF HIS BANDANA WAS CAUGHT IN A PULLY AND HIS HEAD WAS PULLED BACK. THE BANDANA WAS WORN UNDER HIS CAP AND APPRENTLY WAS NOT TUCKED IN PROPERLY. THE PULLING ON THE BANDANA RESULTED IN A SORE NECK.

January 4, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Val-Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO LOWER DECK ON THE LJ CRUSHER WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO A STONE CAUSING HIS FOOT/ ANKLE TO TWIST. THE TWISTING OF HIS FOOT/ ANKLE RESULTED IN A MINOR SPRAIN.