Canby Sand & Gravel DBA CalPortland has $201K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 14 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1992–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
282
citations
69
significant & substantial
$201,318
proposed penalties
$132,028
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $69,290 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
98
inspections on record
1,566
inspection hours
18.0
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.
282 citations across 1,566 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Canby Sand & Gravel DBA CalPortland has $201K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 14 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.
$201K
proposed penalties
$134K
current assessed
$132K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
274 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
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
INDEPENDENT OWNER/OPERATOR/TRUCK DRIVER WALKED BEHIND HIS PUP TRAILER AND AGAINST A STOCKPILE OF SAND.GOING TO CLEAN THE TOP OF TAILGATE OFF.PLACED HIMSELF IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE SAN D SLUFFED FROM THE TOP COVERING HIM. WAS WITHOUT OXYGEN 7-10 MINUTES BEFORE BEING UNCOVERED AND GIVEN FIRST AID.
Reportable incidents
16 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2025 · 1 incident
September 22, 2025OR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalPortland Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A miner smasher their thumb installing the end plate of a torque converter
Our employee suffered a fatal heart attack while operating a front end loader at the mine.
2018 · 1 incident
February 23, 2018OR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Removing grease lid from barrel. EE cut right index finger on edge of grease barrel. The barrel was on crusher service truck. EE received five stitches on right index finger.
2012 · 1 incident
March 13, 2012OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unbolting chute while sliding it into place it slipped pinning hand between chute and hoper below. Put bandage on hand & went back to work. EE called me Sunday 3/25/12 to tell me he was going to have his hand x-rayed. I had no notification he was having problems till Sunday.
2009 · 1 incident
July 7, 2009OR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
He was working at the pit line area, flinging 2x4 wood boards out of the way. A splinter from one of the boards entered the underside skin of his left hand middle finger. He removed splinter right away on 7/7/09, but on 7/16/09 it looked infected so he went to doctor on 7/16/09, after work. It was cleaned & antibiotic prescribed.
2008 · 2 incidents
March 6, 2008OR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
Worker removed guarding attempting to clean tail roll with shovel.
2007 · 1 incident
September 14, 2007OR · Metal/Non-Metalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The conveyor that the employee was on was wet. When he stepped down to get to the walkway his foot slipped on railing causing him to loose balance, falling to the walk about 3 feet from belt.
2006 · 2 incidents
October 19, 2006OR · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Climbing down of feed belt #16 at tailend, twist lower back and strained lower back. belt was damp but not a factor. just stepped or twisted wrong way.
Employee was clearing brush. He rammed a cottonwood ple through window of track excavator. While he was cleaning the glass out of hinges on excavator pulling rubber that broke free sliced elbow (right arm) on broken glass windshield. Cut was 2 1/2 inches and required 13 stitches at hospital.
2001 · 1 incident
February 2, 2001OR · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH A HAMMER. REPLACING A SPROCKET. WHEN HITTING SPROCKET WITH A HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL APPROX. 3/16" FLEW OFF SPROCKET & LODGE IN LEFT FOREARM.
1998 · 1 incident
April 28, 1998OR · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS CHECKING FOR BLOWN FUSE IN FUSE BOX WITH PROBE TESTER WHEN HE INSERTED TESTER THERE WAS A FLASH EXPLOSION AND HIS HANDS WERE BURNED, THIS WAS IN THE ELECTRICAL HOUSE FOR THE CRUSHER.
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