Mining Incidents

Mercer Fraser Plant B Portable Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Mercer Fraser Co · Surface
FORTUNA, Humboldt County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0405108

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
23
significant & substantial
$28,764
proposed penalties
$28,764
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 548 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,723 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,099 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 487 1 0 2053.4
2024 Q4 1,759 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,729 2 1 422.9
2024 Q2 2,088 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 668 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

2 on file

2018 · 1 incident

October 1, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mercer Fraser Co · Struck against a moving object

Articulating dump truck driver lost control of vehicle and was knocked unconscious, resulting in a collision with a front end loader. Truck driver sustained head trauma as a result.

2000 · 1 incident

June 15, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mercer Fraser Co · Fall onto or against objects

EE STEPPED OFF THE CATWALK OF THE SCREEN WHERE THE LADDER BEGINS, HE FELL ON THE LADDER HANDLE HITTING HIS RIBS.