Cottonwood Creek Sand & Gravel has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1998
Latest incident
Dec 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
128
citations
43
significant & substantial
$33,178
proposed penalties
$30,483
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,695 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: 542 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cottonwood Creek Sand & Gravel has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
128 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-18.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $3K 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 2009-01-27.
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: 2009-04-07, 17 years ago
20%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz51 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (9)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2003-10-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
0.25
1.40
Laborer, Bullgang
2009-04-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2009-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.67
0.24
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
0.55
0.60
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.58
0.38
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-10-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.41
0.76
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2003-10-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2003-10-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader 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.
Cottonwood Creek Sand & Gravel recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ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 3.15 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In California, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.34 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
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
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
2015
0
2014
0
2013
0
2012
1
2011
6
2010
6
2009
6
2008
10
2007
11
2006
11
2005
9
2004
6
2003
9
2002
9
2001
11
2000
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Cottonwood Creek Sand & Gravel sits in Tehama County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Tehama County, California · Population 65,520
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$61,834
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
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
742
1
0
1347.7
2011 Q4
3,159
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
6,037
2
1
331.3
2011 Q2
3,503
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,398
2
0
834.0
2010 Q4
2,965
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
3,206
2
0
623.8
2010 Q2
2,529
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
993
9
4
9063.4
2009 Q4
2,227
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,108
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,075
2
0
650.4
2009 Q1
908
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,149
4
2
1861.3
2008 Q3
6,674
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
7,315
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,077
4
0
981.1
2007 Q4
4,890
6
2
1227.0
2007 Q3
6,644
1
0
150.5
2007 Q2
6,696
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,658
3
2
820.1
2006 Q4
4,678
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
10,123
11
1
1086.6
2006 Q2
6,267
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,802
4
1
1427.6
2005 Q4
5,520
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
7,034
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,390
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,057
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,391
3
1
683.2
2004 Q3
4,817
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
341
4
1
11730.2
2004 Q1
2,427
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,066
8
3
2609.3
2003 Q3
5,491
4
1
728.5
2003 Q2
3,327
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,479
7
1
2823.7
2002 Q4
4,601
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
6,397
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,142
10
4
2414.3
2002 Q1
2,585
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
4,224
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
7,669
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
7,844
12
8
1529.8
2001 Q1
5,764
14
7
2428.9
2000 Q4
5,667
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
6,478
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,839
15
4
2568.9
2000 Q1
4,269
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
1998 · 1 incident
December 3, 1998CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
PLANT WAS BEING REVAMPED. HEW AS WALKING UP A CONVEYOR BELT TO CHECK ON WORKERS, WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A ROLL AND FELL TO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 12-15 FEET.
1989 · 1 incident
December 28, 1989CA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON A 631B SCRAPER A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS USED TO BRACE THE TORQUE MULTIPLIES BROKE OFF & STRUCK HIM ON T HE NOSE.
1985 · 2 incidents
October 30, 1985CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
HE WAS REPLACING A BEARING ON THE 16\ X 16\ 2 DECK SCREEN USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH TO DRIVE BEARING ON SHAFT.HE MISSED THE PUNCH AND HIT HIS HAND WITH HAMMER.
1984 · 1 incident
September 13, 1984CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY