Mining Incidents

Bear Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Donald McCulley
Mariposa, Mariposa County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405474

Bear Creek Quarry has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
18
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,404
proposed penalties
$1,404
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
18
inspections on record
197
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: 197 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bear Creek Quarry has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-03-10.
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
2009 Q4 2,036 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,974 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,599 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,620 2 1 1234.6
2008 Q4 2,628 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,285 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,384 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,774 0 0 0.0
Show 28 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 3,617 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,073 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,767 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,766 2 1 723.1
2006 Q4 4,698 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,105 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,719 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,092 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,049 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,043 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,225 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 413 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,840 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,860 3 0 437.3
2004 Q2 6,240 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,579 1 1 387.7
2003 Q4 5,720 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,320 3 1 360.6
2003 Q2 4,560 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,880 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,840 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,720 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,200 2 1 384.6
2002 Q1 2,750 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,800 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,240 4 0 641.0
2001 Q2 5,200 1 1 192.3
2001 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2006 · 1 incident

2005 · 3 incidents

October 6, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Decco Rock, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

He hurt his arm picking up a rock.

September 12, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Decco Rock, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

He hurt his back picking up a rock.

July 8, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Decco Rock, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF FLAGSTONE ROLLED INTO HIS CALF ON HIS LEFT LEG

2004 · 2 incidents

February 4, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Decco Rock, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKER HURT HIS BACK PICKING UP A ROCK.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 8, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Decco Rock, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKER STRAINED BACK WHEN PICKING UP FLAGSTONE AND PUTTING IT ON PALLET.

July 22, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Decco Rock, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER STEPPED OFF DELIVERY TRUCK, HOLDING ONTO SAFETY RAIL, THEN HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN COMING FROM HIS LEFT SIDE OF TORSO.

2002 · 1 incident

June 29, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Decco Rock, Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL ON LT. ANKLE & FOOT, CAUSING PAIN & SWELLING.

2001 · 1 incident

August 1, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Decco Rock, Inc · Struck by falling object

I PICKED UP ROCK AND MY LEG WAS IN THE WAY. THE ROCK FELL OUT OF MY HAND THEN FELL ON MY LEG, SLICING IT OPEN.

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