Mining Incidents

Seirra Pacific Materials Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Coalinga, Fresno County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404949

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2021
Latest incident
Feb 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
432
citations
135
significant & substantial
$771,702
proposed penalties
$397,221
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 10,608 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 14,354 5 0 348.3
2025 Q2 13,226 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 12,741 15 0 1177.3
2024 Q4 12,401 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12,750 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 13,016 20 1 1536.6
2024 Q1 17,386 2 0 115.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2021 · 1 incident

February 19, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Papich Construction Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning near a tail pulley using a shovel. Employee was not wearing a hard hat at the time. Employee was bent over and when they stood up, they struck their head on a conveyor cross brace.

2017 · 2 incidents

July 13, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Papich Construction Company, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Laborer slipped when descending from conducting drop box maintenance on a 1 1/2 in stacker. Suffered a bad ankle sprain from landing on the ground. No one witnessed the incident. Laborer reported missing foot hold to supervisor, but told doctor at clinic employee slipped from a ladder.

2015 · 3 incidents

October 13, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Papich Construction Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was fueling his Dozer from the Lube truck. When reaching for the nozzle at the completion of fueling, miner felt a pain in his chest. Determined that miner had strained a chest muscle.

July 21, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Papich Construction Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee says he injured himself on 7/21/15 while attempting to lift a gear box. He said he continued to work "thinking nothing of it." He did not notify us until a week later. Doctor diagnosed him with a strain and performed no treatment, but asked that he return in a week. Last doctor's report on 7/29/15 showed he may have a possible strain.

2011 · 1 incident

August 1, 2011 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avenal Aggregate & Asphalt · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee caught his foot between a water line and a cement block, lost his balance and twisted his ankle causing a severe ankle sprain

2010 · 1 incident

2005 · 2 incidents

November 22, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Avenal Aggregate & Asphalt · Fall down stairs

Employee slipped on step coming down off the sand plant and fell, injuring his right wrist.

2003 · 1 incident

August 20, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Rock · Struck against stationary object

LEFT HAD WAS CUT BY METAL PIECE STICKING OUT, WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER. DROVE HIMSELF TO THE COALINGA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, EXAMINED BY MD, RECEIVED 8 STITCHES. LIMITED WORK WITH LE FT HAND FOR 6 DAYS.

2001 · 1 incident

October 17, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Rock · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOWN ON KNEES DOING CLEAN-UP, STOOD UPRIGHT KNEEPOPPED. AFTER GOING HOME KNEE BEGAN TO HURT. WENT TO HOSPITAL, TREATED & RELEASED. WENT TO DOCTOR 10/31/01 WHO RESTRICTED FROM WORK UNTIL SCHEDU LED MRI. EE WAS RELEASED FOR WORK 10/15 THROUGH 10/31. WORKED 10/24 THROUGH 10/26.