SHELL CANYON OCOTILLO PIT
Metal/Non-Metal
Ocotillo,
Imperial County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405070
MSHA record for SHELL CANYON OCOTILLO PIT (mine ID 0405070). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1990–1992
- Latest incident
- Jun 1992
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2025
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 13 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter |
Hours worked |
Citations |
S&S |
Per 1M hrs |
| 2025 Q3 |
322 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 |
3,455 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 |
2,524 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
1992 · 1 incident
June 12, 1992
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR BECAUSE OF ROCK WAS STUCK IN THE DOOR.UPON WINDING THE WENCH A ROCK MUST HAVE RELEASED THE LOCK AND THE HANDLE HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT PART OF TH E FACE.
1990 · 1 incident
September 4, 1990
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
DIDN'T HAVE SAFETY GLASSES LIKE SUPPOSE TO, AND WHEN LOADING TRUCKS GOT GRAVEL IN EYE.
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