Mining Incidents

AMERICAN RIVER AGGREGATES Metal/Non-Metal

Sacramento County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405206

AMERICAN RIVER AGGREGATES has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $346 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1995–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
22
significant & substantial
$22,772
proposed penalties
$22,426
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $346 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
128
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 128 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

AMERICAN RIVER AGGREGATES has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $346 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$23K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$346
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-05-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 5,065 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 23,148 5 2 216.0
2001 Q1 19,773 8 4 404.6
2000 Q4 17,929 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 21,649 7 6 323.3
2000 Q2 17,598 17 10 966.0
2000 Q1 16,150 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 1 incident

July 12, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American River Aggregates · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING 769 CAT HAUL TRUCK. BOING BACK TO EXCAVATOR EMPTY, THE EE DROPPED RADIO, BENT TO PICK IT UP, TRUCK WENT TO LEFT OFF ROAD INTO A BURM OF MATERIAL.

2000 · 3 incidents

May 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American River Aggregates · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT GRIZZLY AT MAIN PLANT WITH PICK; A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF AND HIT HIMIN THE LEFT ARM.

May 8, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American River Aggregates · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCKWHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

1997 · 1 incident

November 11, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
American River Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING CRUSHER DOWN WITH CHAIN AND LOADER CHAIN FAILED AND HIT THE EE IN THE FACE.

1995 · 1 incident

May 26, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American River Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLEY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS WRIST.

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