Anderson Cottonwood Pit has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1987–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
14
significant & substantial
$8,822
proposed penalties
$8,822
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 418 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Anderson Cottonwood Pit has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$475 proposed, $475 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2004-08-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2010-08-03, 16 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
12
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (12)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2010-08-03
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-08-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
1.22
0.17
Washer Operator
2005-04-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.7
0.26
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-04-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2005-04-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.85
0.19
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2005-04-13
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
7.99
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-02-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-02-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2000-11-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.42
0.12
Washer Operator
2000-11-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Belt Cleaner
2000-11-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
Anderson Cottonwood Concrete Products Inc1950 to 1980
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2016
0
2015
1
2014
1
2013
0
2012
2
2011
4
2010
3
2009
3
2008
7
2007
11
2006
9
2005
9
2004
10
2003
9
2002
8
2001
8
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Anderson Cottonwood Pit sits in Shasta County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Shasta County, California · Population 181,554
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,931
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
10
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
33
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2
537
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
1
0
2012 Q3
2
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,113
1
0
898.5
2012 Q1
1,448
1
0
690.6
2011 Q4
1,448
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,890
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,556
1
0
642.7
2011 Q1
1,189
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,448
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,532
1
1
652.7
2010 Q2
980
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
552
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
539
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,316
3
1
2279.6
2009 Q2
624
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,115
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,947
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,992
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,335
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,959
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,695
3
1
1113.2
2007 Q3
3,728
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,959
1
0
252.6
2007 Q1
2,493
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,812
3
1
787.0
2006 Q3
5,161
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,550
1
0
392.2
2006 Q1
1,935
1
0
516.8
2005 Q4
2,303
2
0
868.4
2005 Q3
4,505
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,859
6
1
2098.6
2005 Q1
2,840
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,501
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,784
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,195
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,744
7
2
2551.0
2003 Q4
3,623
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,229
3
0
709.4
2003 Q2
3,606
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
3,065
1
0
326.3
2002 Q4
2,893
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,590
3
2
835.7
2002 Q2
3,368
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,957
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,952
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,684
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,310
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,262
8
2
3536.7
2000 Q4
3,005
9
1
2995.0
2000 Q3
3,544
6
1
1693.0
2000 Q2
2,678
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,247
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2006 · 2 incidents
March 30, 2006CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was hand-loading cobbles into loader bucket to clean around base of stairs. He was facing away from the loader and tossing cobbles backwards. Cobbles were next to a metal platform. He struck left elbow on metal frame causing large contusion just above elbow.
Employee alleged that he had suffered neck strain from wearing his hardhat. He then alleged that it was actually a lower back strain from operating CAT D350 haul truck (S/N 9LR00727) during pit haul. Employee reported injury 5 days after injury and had indicated on time sheet that he was not injured on 9-9-05.
2002 · 1 incident
November 16, 2002CA · Metal/Non-Metaltruck driverMACHINERY
67591TING SCRAPER IN PIT AREA. HAD DOZER BACK INTO PIT AREA AND HAD LOWER BLADE. WHILE SITTING THERE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND EXCESSIVELY HARD BY PUSHER CAT. CAUSING A WHIPLASH MOTION.
1991 · 1 incident
March 29, 1991CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ADJUSTING BOLT ON CRUSHER WITH WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED SMASHED THUMB
1989 · 1 incident
September 6, 1989CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE PULLED ON TRIP CABLE. CABLE CAME LOOSE AND END STRUCK EE IN FACE.
1988 · 2 incidents
November 21, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS