Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Struck by flying object
EE WAS SEPARATING STEEL BY HAND. HE THREW A DOZER SPROCKET TOOTH. A PIECE OF STEEL CAME SHOOTINGOUT INTO HIS HAND. HE WAS STANDING ABOUT 4' FROMTHE PILE OF STEEL.
DRY CREEK PLANT: 33 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Larry P Oliver; Richard D Oliver
Tulare County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405188
DRY CREEK PLANT has $8K 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
- 13
- Years on record
- 1992–2001
- Latest incident
- Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
7
significant & substantial
$8,283
proposed penalties
$8,283
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
105
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 105 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DRY CREEK PLANT has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.21.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
21.2%
reasonably likely or greater
24.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.1% low, 87.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2001-08-02, 25 years ago
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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.1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-02 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver |
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.
DRY CREEK PLANT recorded 17.02 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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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.17.02
total case rate
4.25
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 4.48 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In California, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 5.17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 * | 17.02 | 4.25 | 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.
Ownership history
- Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2000 | 15 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
DRY CREEK PLANT sits in Tulare County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Tulare County, California · Population 475,774
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$69,489
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 10,663 | 2 | 1 | 187.6 |
| 2002 Q1 | 10,835 | 14 | 4 | 1292.1 |
| 2001 Q4 | 9,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 11,651 | 12 | 2 | 1030.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 13,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 12,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 8,212 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q3 | 9,632 | 5 | 0 | 519.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 9,617 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 8,295 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file2001 · 4 incidents
July 26, 2001
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE DIGGING, EE NOTICED PAIN IN MIDBACK. REFUSED MEDICAL CARE UNTIL 8-2-01.
May 18, 2001
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CHEMICAL BURN ON THREE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. OCCURRED WHILE WORKING ON CRUSHER. TOOL FELL INTO CRUSHER BACKING MATERIAL AN EE COMPOUND AND EE REACHED INTO MATERIAL TO RETRIEVE TOOL. MATERIAL W AS ALREADY SETTING UP AND WAS VERY HOT.
January 25, 2001
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE CHIPPING SLAG AFTER WELDING A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UNDER EE HELMET AND INTO HIS EYE.
1999 · 2 incidents
October 5, 1999
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Fall from machine
EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON SCREEN-IT PLANT WHEN HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE, CAUSING CONTUSION AND SPRAIN. HE FELL ABOUT 3-4 FEET.
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS CUTTING WITH WELDING TORCH WHEN HE DROPPED THE TORCH ON HIS LEG, CAUSING A BURTN TO THE LEG.
1998 · 1 incident
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS INSPECTING THE TAILGATE ON A ROCK TRUCK [MOXY MT40 "LINDY"]. HE HAD R HAND RESTING ON TAILGATE STOP WHEN IT CLOSED ON 3 FINGERS ON HIS R HAND, & IMMEDIATEDLY OPENED AGAIN. EE WAS TRAINE D ON EQUIPMENT & WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL RULES & REGULATIONS. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT RELATED TO PROTECTIVE ITEMS.
1996 · 2 incidents
March 15, 1996
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS LAYING UNDER TRUCK GREASING. HE STARTED TO COME OUT TURNIGN HIS HEAD HE HEARD SOMETHING POP. THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE & HIS LEFT ARM WENT NUMB. HE ALSO HAD CHEST PAINS.
January 12, 1996
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Struck against stationary object
WAS WALKING OFF OF CONCRETE SLAB ON TO DIRT, STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS ANKLE UNDER.
1995 · 1 incident
June 5, 1995
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WAS IN LAYING DOWN POSITION ON CREEPER CUTTING BOLTS OFF BLADE WITH CUTTING TORCH.THE HOT STEEL SPLASHED AND CAME UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
1992 · 3 incidents
November 18, 1992
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FELL OFF BELT LINE, FELL ABOUT SIX FEET AND LANDED ON HIS FEET, HE SAID THAT HE TRIPPED ON HIS SAFETY LINE.
October 10, 1992
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SAWING A TREE THE TREE STARTED TO FALL PULLING AWAY FROM TREE LOST BALANCE AND THE CHAIN SAW STRUCK HIS LEG.
June 8, 1992
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING GUARD RAIL ON JAW CRUSHER SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM.HURT HIS SHOULDER AND LARGE SCRATCH ON UPPER ABDOMEN GOING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT IN A DOWNWARD MOTION.