Sanford's Service Center Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
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Kamaili Cinder Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Sanford's Service Center Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Sanford Iwata
Pahoa,
Hawaii County,
HI
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 5100223
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2001–2025
- Latest incident
- Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
187
citations
66
significant & substantial
$110,089
proposed penalties
$97,640
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 | 2,508 | 2 | 2 | 797.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,199 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,500 | 9 | 2 | 3600.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,734 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,584 | 5 | 2 | 1935.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,958 | 10 | 1 | 3380.7 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2025 · 1 incident
2023 · 2 incidents
September 27, 2023
HI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sanford's Service Center Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
finger smashed in belt
Sanford's Service Center Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was using come along to lift a metal plate to complete repairs on crusher hopper. Chain slipped, and hit EE's knee. Emergency room assessment of injury is bruising to left knee.
2022 · 1 incident
March 25, 2022
HI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sanford's Service Center Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE slipped on ladder in crusher house, while holding chain for hatch door. Pulled chain when slipping and chain smashed right pointer and middle finger. Resulted in broken finger tips.
2009 · 1 incident
October 20, 2009
HI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sanford's Service Center Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While moving (tearing down & setting up) crushing plant, using blocks to lift crusher, it slipped catching his right hand, injuring thumb and parts of pointer finger.
2005 · 1 incident
May 17, 2005
HI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Sanford's Service Center Inc · Struck by flying object
After starting the impactor, and while greasing the main impactor bearing, the blow bars just exploded.
2001 · 1 incident
Sanford's Service Center Inc · Fall from machine
WHILE CLIMBING UP THE STAIRWAY LADDER ONTO THE LOADER, MISCUED A STEP AND FELL FORWARD ONTO THE FLOOR HITTING THE CHEST AND RIGHT CHEEK.