Mining Incidents

Thousand Palms Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James Richert
thousand palms, Riverside County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0404807

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
172
citations
42
significant & substantial
$30,787
proposed penalties
$30,284
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 4,424 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,779 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,755 3 1 798.9
2025 Q1 2,378 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,497 3 0 1201.4
2024 Q3 3,082 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,746 1 1 267.0
2024 Q1 3,457 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

17 on file

2006 · 1 incident

May 31, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A mound of 3' rocks formed on the conveyor belt to the left side of the employee. A 5' rock fell from the table and hit the employee at knee level on the right leg.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 15, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was talking to another operator. He stopped, did not exit his tractor, rolled his side window and caught his hand and all five fingers between the sliding door opening.

January 5, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While employee was using a grinding wheel it came apart and hit his right knee.

2004 · 1 incident

September 21, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Working on screen deck at plant and pinched pointer finger on left hand and declined medical treatment at that time. on 10/14/04, came to office and stated that he wanted to go see a dr to make sure nothing was broken, so sent him to immediate care. dr report was possible hairline fracture and would follow up with a visit on 11-4-04. returned to work with no time lost.

2003 · 5 incidents

December 23, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT FINGER WHILE CHECKING BELT ON SECONDARY PLANT.

December 18, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
A-1 Aggregates Inc · No Value Found

EE TURNED THE ELECTRICAL BOX ON TO START UP THE WET PLANT. IT SHORTED OUT AND BURNED RIGHT HAND.

November 12, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS GRADING YARD WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO LEFT EYE IRRITATING PRIOR INJURY.

September 30, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE UNDER SCRAPER REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION, A PRY BAR HELD BY ANOTHER EE FELL ON INJURED EE NOSE.

September 3, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING CUTTING EDGE WITH IMPACT WRENCH ON VOLVO LOADER.

2002 · 4 incidents

December 2, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE, HE JUMPED OFF WHEN CABLE SLIPPED.

September 18, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE WORKING ON FLY ASH BIN, HOSE WAS PRESSURRIZED AND FLY ASH MATERIAL GOT INTO EYES.

September 3, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE CHANGING TIRE, PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

June 18, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE WORKING ON THE TACK METER ON THE SCRAPER, WIND CAUGHT HOOD AND IT FLOPPED ON INJURED EE'S HEAD.

2001 · 2 incidents

November 15, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE WORKING ON MIXER TRUCK IN SHOP, PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

March 12, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REMOVING A BLOCK AND A PIECE OF WOODHIT LEFT LEG.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WIND BLEW LOADER DOOR SHUT ON HIS LEFT HAND.

July 24, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A-1 Aggregates Inc · Fall from machine

CRAWLING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK, SLIPPED, CAUGHT HIMSELF AND PULLED LOWER BACK.