Mining Incidents

DRY CREEK PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

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
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
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.
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
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
Show 3 earlier quarters
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 file

2001 · 4 incidents

August 1, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.

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.

September 3, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
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

May 18, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.

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