The safety can was transported in an unsecured location of the truck. During transport, fuel can shifted and tilted over the exhaust of the air compressor motor. The employee tried to upright the can, during which the lid opened and released vapor that ignited on the hot exhaust.
7/11 Materials - Coyote Valley Aggregate Metal/Non-Metal
7/11 Materials Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Reed Family Companies
Bishop,
Inyo County,
CA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405570
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2012–2020
- Latest incident
- Dec 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
141
citations
45
significant & substantial
$140,548
proposed penalties
$124,969
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 | 1,632 | 3 | 1 | 1838.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,111 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,003 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 939 | 2 | 1 | 2129.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 918 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 945 | 11 | 0 | 11640.2 |
| 2024 Q1 | 677 | 7 | 5 | 10339.7 |
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 file2020 · 1 incident
December 1, 2020
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
7/11 Materials Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
2017 · 1 incident
June 9, 2017
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
7/11 Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE and another ee were standing on a wooden cover on a belt built to keep contamination off of the conveyor. EE was starting the plant. EE communicated with them ee was starting the plant. EE climbed of the belt and another ee walked 30 feet down the belt not expecting the belt to be turned on. The belt started and ee fell off about 4 feet
2012 · 1 incident
7/11 Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee slipped on rocks and fell while walking on the mine. No modified duty or loss time until 5/25/12 when employee was removed from work for surgery.