Mining Incidents

Capay Plant Facility Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Esparto, Yolo County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405338

Capay Plant Facility has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1998–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
116
citations
25
significant & substantial
$18,402
proposed penalties
$17,756
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $646 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
993
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: 993 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Capay Plant Facility has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
112 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-08.
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
2025 Q4 7,869 2 0 254.2
2025 Q3 9,813 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,350 2 0 193.2
2025 Q1 10,245 2 0 195.2
2024 Q4 9,094 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,793 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 12,025 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,321 5 0 484.4
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 11,227 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 15,359 6 0 390.7
2023 Q2 14,741 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,051 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 13,786 2 0 145.1
2022 Q3 14,555 1 0 68.7
2022 Q2 15,113 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 14,638 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 11,395 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 12,800 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 11,772 5 0 424.7
2021 Q1 10,901 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 11,304 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 10,738 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 10,114 1 0 98.9
2020 Q1 10,186 3 0 294.5
2019 Q4 9,200 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 11,615 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,720 1 0 102.9
2019 Q1 9,242 1 0 108.2
2018 Q4 8,908 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,753 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,792 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,945 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 9,986 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 9,923 1 0 100.8
2017 Q2 9,525 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,889 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,558 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,155 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 9,458 1 1 105.7
2016 Q1 7,377 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 9,516 3 0 315.3
2015 Q3 7,858 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,570 3 1 396.3
2015 Q1 6,755 5 2 740.2
2014 Q4 6,099 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 10,329 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 6,990 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,240 2 0 320.5
2013 Q3 6,556 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,179 2 0 323.7
2013 Q1 2,150 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,759 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,268 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,154 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,884 1 0 346.7
2011 Q4 2,247 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,956 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,986 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,258 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,182 2 2 628.5
2010 Q3 3,370 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,036 12 6 5893.9
2010 Q1 2,561 6 6 2342.8
2009 Q4 810 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,322 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,466 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,259 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,275 2 0 879.1
2008 Q3 6,837 1 0 146.3
2008 Q2 5,225 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,828 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,944 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,902 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 14,144 3 1 212.1
2007 Q1 17,345 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 15,764 4 1 253.7
2006 Q3 14,120 2 0 141.6
2006 Q2 9,911 7 1 706.3
2006 Q1 10,509 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,419 5 1 593.9
2005 Q3 8,574 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,523 1 0 117.3
2005 Q1 10,778 1 0 92.8
2004 Q4 9,436 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,200 1 0 108.7
2004 Q2 9,736 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,705 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,754 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 9,281 1 0 107.7
2003 Q2 11,478 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,499 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,808 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,323 3 0 360.4
2002 Q2 8,737 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,963 1 0 167.7
2001 Q4 6,615 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,243 1 0 138.1
2001 Q2 9,804 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,503 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,800 2 0 227.3
2000 Q3 8,069 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,045 6 2 745.8
2000 Q1 5,858 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 26, 2024 CA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Granite Construction Company · Accident type, without injuries

Incident happened on the first day of running a brand new equipment (dragline). Operators were being tasked trained on a day when the plant was shut down and locked out. Fire broke out in engine compartment and damaged the engine. No one was hurt. Esparto Fire Department responded and eliminated the fire. The fire did not spread.

2013 · 1 incident

November 25, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee 1 was operating a forklift to move a crusher liner. The liner shifted pinching the foot of Employee 2.

2008 · 1 incident

April 3, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on screen deck when he misplaced his footing resulting in a laceration to his left shin which required stitches.

2007 · 1 incident

April 17, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person OTHER
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As the employee was opening the office/trailer door, a gust of wind caught the door and threw her across the office deck ( appr. 6 ft) resulting in a mild left mandible contusion.

2006 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was trying to clear a stuck roller with a hammer. The hammer got caught up in the belt. His arm was dragged in with the hammer resulting in right forearm contusion.

January 10, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A RETURN ROLLER THAT HAD FALLEN AND WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH A MOVING BELT. WHILE PULLING THE ROLLER OUT IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MOVING BELT JERKING THE ROLLER IN EMPLOYEE'S HAND. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND A SUPPORT BRACE CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2005 · 1 incident

November 8, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While preparing to assist a 3rd party trucking company to load their damaged transfer trailer onto a flatbed our employee was injured. The transfer box fell off of the trailer ejecting our employee pinning him underneath the upside down transfer box.

2003 · 1 incident

October 20, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A SKIP-LOADER TRACTOR. THE STARTER BECAME ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE STARTER BEGAN TO SMOKE SO THE EMPLOYEE HURRIED OFF THE TRACTOR THINKING HE NEEDED TO USE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IN HIS HURRIEDNESS HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

2002 · 1 incident

November 20, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by falling object

EE USING COME-ALONG WENCH TO PULL TWO SLEEVED PIPES APART. THE INNER 4" STEEL PIPE WAS RUSTED AND RESISTED SMOOTHLY SLIDING OUT OF LARGER PIPE. WHEN IT FINALLY RELEASED IT TRAVELLED OUT 32" AL LOWING THE STEEL PIPING AND CROSS-BRACING TO DROP ON EMPLOYEE'S LOWER LEG AND ANKLE.

2000 · 1 incident

June 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE A WRENCH BEING USED TO TIGHTEN A LARGE NUT. EMPLOYEE MISSED WITH SLEDGE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.

1999 · 1 incident

August 19, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Granite Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS STAKING GRADE FOR A NEW SETTLING POND WHEN HE ROLLED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON A COBBLE. AT FIRST HE THOUGHT IT TO BE ONLY TWISTED. LATER IT TURNED OUT TO BE FRACTURED.

1998 · 1 incident

August 24, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
R C Collet Inc · Struck by flying object

WINDSHIELD ON D9 DOZER WAS CRACKED. TRACKS OF DOZER THREW UP ROCKS THAT SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD.

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