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Sand Merchant Metal/Non-Metal

Foss Maritime Company · Surface

Controlled by Saltchuck Resources Inc

richmond, Contra Costa County, CA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0405498

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2006–2025
Latest incident: Feb 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$6,030

proposed penalties

$6,030

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	3,417	1	292.7
2025 Q3	3,576	0	0.0
2025 Q2	3,326	0	0.0
2025 Q1	3,599	0	0.0
2024 Q4	2,979	0	0.0
2024 Q3	3,243	0	0.0
2024 Q2	3,140	0	0.0
2024 Q1	3,401	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

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

February 19, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Foss Maritime Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee strained muscle in shoulder during act of swinging sledgehammer. Task was to drive bolts out of 24" pipe flange.

2008 · 1 incident

January 28, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Foss Maritime Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Crewman was walking down bilge when he either slipped or tripped and fell 2 feet down to bilge of dredge, landing on buttocks. Doctor reports bruise to buttocks.

2006 · 1 incident

September 23, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Foss Maritime Company · Fall from machine

Steping from tug to dredge he slipped and fell down injuring his shoulder, while off shift.