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.
137 citations across 1,619 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2024-05-22.
On record since 2024.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Coalinga Pit has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 4 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
123 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $532 in penalties contested before the Commission, $434 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-24.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 33%
Stood as issued
1 · 33%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 33%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
24%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$412 proposed, $314 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-02-23.
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: 2026-02-18
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz10
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (16)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-02-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
Building Repair/Maint.
2022-01-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.44
1.32
0.33
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-01-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.49
Laborer, Bullgang
2020-03-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-08-09
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.67
10
0.07
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2017-08-09
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
10
0.02
Mechanic
2014-03-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-07-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
1.24
0.16
Laborer, Bullgang
2009-07-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.51
0.96
0.53
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-06-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
1.56
0.12
Truck Driver
2003-06-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.72
0.9
0.80
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-06-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2003-06-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.84
0.23
Supervisor, Co. Official
2003-06-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.9
0.16
Crusher Oper/Worker
2000-08-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.33
Laborer, Bullgang
2000-08-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.79
0.85
0.93
Laborer, Bullgang
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.
Coalinga Pit recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In California, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.42 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
33
2025
21
2024
20
2023
17
2022
20
2021
20
2020
19
2019
20
2018
21
2017
19
2016
18
2015
20
2014
16
2013
14
2012
20
2011
24
2010
20
2009
16
2008
29
2007
33
2006
43
2005
35
2004
25
2003
21
2002
19
2001
21
2000
20
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Coalinga Pit sits in Fresno 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.
Fresno County, California · Population 1,012,152
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,434
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
The mine superintendent was contacted in regards to smoke on the edge of the mine property. The fire department was contacted and extinguished a brush fire. An employee called MSHA Sunday to report the fire. A response was received the following day with requests of this 7000-1. There were no miners working at the time, no injuries and the cause of the brush fire is unknown.
2015 · 1 incident
February 20, 2015CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE1 was picking up tools from his work area on the lower east side cat walk of primary #2 screen when EE2, who was located on the upper cat walk of Primary #2, picked up a swing gate he was installing. When EE2 picked up the gate it came apart in two pieces, one piece falling down and striking EE1 in the nose. EE1 suffered from a laceration on his nose.
2013 · 1 incident
March 13, 2013CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Employee was fabricating a steel chute performing cutting, welding, and grinding activities. The employee was in the chute squatting or kneeling for most of the shift except to stop for breaks. There was no one event that caused the injury, it seems to be from cumulative work throughout the day. His knee did not start to swell and become painful for a few days over the weekend.
2011 · 1 incident
May 10, 2011CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
At the end of shift on 5-10-11 EE removed glasses to wipe his face off and got dust in his eye. EE flushed his eye out before going home and felt that his eye was ok. On 5-12-11 EE woke up and his eye was red and inflamed; EE was taken to the clinic where a foreign object was removed and antibiotic drops were prescribed.
2010 · 1 incident
November 11, 2010CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While EE1 was holding the bottom of one side of the head pulley drive guard, EE2 lifted the other side, causing the guard to smash EE1's left 4th finger. Laceration to finger
2009 · 2 incidents
September 11, 2009CA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
EE was loading trucks and moving 1X4 material with the 980H loader all day. After work his fingers on his right hand started getting numb. He called his Dr. and they told him to contact his employer because they thought that it was a work related injury possibly carpultunnel.
Employee was removing polyurethane screen panels from the dewatering screen; when screen came loose, screen popped out and disloadged a rock. Dislodged rock hit and entered employee's right ear.
August 20, 2008CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was sweeping a concrete slab, when the metal handle on the broom folded. EE continued to use the broom when the damaged area on broom pinched his left pinky finger (tip) and caused a laceration that required seven stitches.
2005 · 1 incident
June 25, 2005CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured Worker (IW) picked up crane's outrigger pad from squatting position, stood up and took 3 steps while turning to his left when he felt a 'pop' in his low back. IW sustained a muscle strain in low back.
INJURED WORKER (1W) WAS REPLACING CONVEYOR 26 HEADPULLEY GUARD OVER "V"-BOLTS FROM A STANDING POSITION WHEN HE NOTICED IRRITATION AND DISCOMFORT ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
2002 · 1 incident
February 25, 2002CA · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WORKER ATTEMPTED TO DISCONNECT AND REMOVE 2 30' SECTIONS OF 8" DIA ALLUMINUM IRRIGATION PIPING, TO ALLOW A DOZER TO PASS THROUGH AREA. ON THE SECOND SECTION OF PIPE, ONE OF THE JOINTS WERE STUCK. THE IW LIFTED THE FREE END, PLACED IT IN A HEADLOCK POSITION WITH HIS RIGHT ARM AND MOVED SIDE TO SIDE WHILE PUSHING AWAY FROM THE STUCK JOINT. SUFFERED A HERNIA.
2000 · 1 incident
October 20, 2000CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS ENTERING CHUTE BELOW #1 SCREEN OF PLANT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HIS LEFT FOREARM STRUCK AGAINST THE ACCESS FRAME WHICH HAD BEEN SHARPENED BY MATERIAL.
1999 · 1 incident
November 19, 1999CA · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerOTHER
EMPLOYEE CHOSE TO DISREGARD COMPANY POLICY OF WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN EXPOSED TO AN EYE HAZARD. HE WAS CHECKING THE SCREENS OF THE #2 SCREENDECK AT THE BASE PLANT. GUSTY WINDS CAUGHT THE S TEEL DOOR WHICH ACCESSED THE BOTTOM END OF THE SCREEN DECK. THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT AND DISLODGED SMALL PARTICLES FROM SCREEN HE WAS LOOKING UP ATAND DUST PARTICLES ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
LADDER WAS NOT COMPLETELY SECURED THE TOP OF THEEXTENSION LADDER WAS JARRED AND LOCKING MECHANISM CAME LOOSE AND SLID DOWN, SMASHING HAND BETWEEN STATIONAY RUNG AND SLIDING RUNG.
July 15, 1998CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
WHILE CLEARING A BLOCKAGE ON A TRANSFER CHUTE A LABORER CUT HIS THUMB ON A ROUGH EDGE AT THE CHUTE OPENING.
1990 · 1 incident
September 20, 1990CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE INJURED EE 4AS REPAIRING THE #3 SCREEN. DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF T HE V-BELTS THE #6 SCREEN BEGAN TO OVERLOAD. THE PLANT OP ATTEMPTED TO S TOP THE FEED TO THE #6 SCREEN & INADVERTANTLY STARTED THE #33SCREEN. THE INJURED EE HAD DE-ENERGIZED THE CIRCUIT HE BELIEVED HE WAS GOING TO WORK ON & LOCKED IT OUT. HOWEVER THE WRONG CIRCUIT WAS DE-ENERGIZED.
1985 · 1 incident
January 17, 1985CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
JOSEPH NUNZIATO DRIVER OF 769 CAT END DUMP WASEN ROUTE TO ROCK PLANT FROM HOT PLANT 4 MIN HAUL AT THE TIME CRANE WAS BEING MOVED TO THE PLANT WHILE THE BOOM WAS OVER THE ROAD CAT END DUMP RETU RNED AND DID NOT SEE THE BOOM
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