Mining Incidents

Southside Sand And Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter J Lemon
Hollister, San Benito County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405164

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
53
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,818
proposed penalties
$5,032
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 2,409 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,438 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,764 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,815 1 0 551.0
2024 Q4 2,108 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,325 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,731 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,232 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

9 on file

2021 · 1 incident

October 29, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Rock Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

When the team member stepped off the last rung onto the ground the team member planted foot wrong and rolled ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

December 5, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Rock Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped on uneven ground & twisted his left knee.

2005 · 3 incidents

December 9, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Rock Company · Struck against a moving object

REPORTED CUMULATIVE TRAUMA TO LOWER BACK ON 12-9-05. COMPANY INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 12-15-05, CLAIMED INJURY IS DETERMINED TO BE WORK RELATED.

October 3, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Rock Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE WORKING FOR PAVEX CONSTRUCTION AT SOUTHSIDE SAND AND GRAVEL, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER & MID BACK AREA DUE TO A LOOSE SEAT.

May 5, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Rock Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAULING MATERIAL. WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF THE SCRAPER HIT A SOFT SPOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT. EE'S RIGHT THUMB JAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL SPOKE. THIS OCCURRED CLOSE TO THE END OF EE'S SHIFT FOR THE DAY.

2004 · 1 incident

March 24, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Rock Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EE WAS TRANSPORTING CONVEYOR BELT MATERIAL WITH FORKLIFT. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE FORKLIFT, EE RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE FORKLIFT CLIMBED THE EMBANKMENT, TIPPED AND SLID INTO THE CONVEYOR.

2003 · 1 incident

August 6, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Rock Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING BLADE.

2002 · 1 incident

December 31, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Rock Company · Struck against a moving object

WORKER REPORTED EXPERIENCING LOW BACK PAIN FOLLOWING REPETITIVE OPERATION OF SCRAPER.

2001 · 1 incident

February 13, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Granite Rock Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED BY MOVING EE BUMPED THE AIR RAM SWITCH WHILE POSITIONING A PIECE OF METAL. THE SWITCH ACTIVATED THE RAM WHICH CLOSED A CLAMP ON THE TIP OF HIS THUMB.