Fargo Canyon Mine has $73K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
104
citations
41
significant & substantial
$72,789
proposed penalties
$60,654
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,135 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: 489 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fargo Canyon Mine has $73K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$73K
proposed penalties
$61K
current assessed
$61K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
104 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $40K in penalties contested before the Commission, $28K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-17.
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.
8citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
Settled
8 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
28%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$44K proposed, $32K 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 2017-06-05.
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: 2019-01-15, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Noise dosimeter, 90dBA threshold dose1
Show the individual readings (7)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2019-01-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-01-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2015-12-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2015-12-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2015-12-22
Noise dosimeter, 90dBA threshold dose
3.3
100
0.03
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.18
1.57
0.75
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
2.01
0.10
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2021
3
2020
4
2019
4
2018
3
2017
2
2016
2
2015
2
2014
3
2013
4
2012
3
2011
4
2010
4
2009
3
2008
2
2007
3
2006
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Fargo Canyon Mine sits in Riverside 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.
Riverside County, California · Population 2,449,909
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$89,672
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
2021 Q3
2,107
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
785
2
1
2547.8
2020 Q4
2,019
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,218
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,540
2
1
1298.7
2020 Q1
1,543
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,671
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,728
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2
2,093
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,843
8
4
4340.7
2018 Q4
34
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,719
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,551
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,818
2
1
1100.1
2017 Q4
1,869
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,223
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,387
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,373
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,508
1
0
663.1
2016 Q3
1,446
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,468
2
2
1362.4
2016 Q1
1,486
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,600
5
2
3125.0
2015 Q3
1,556
4
2
2570.7
2015 Q2
1,617
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,541
2
0
1297.9
2014 Q4
1,622
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,494
4
3
2677.4
2014 Q2
1,749
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,657
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,557
2
1
1284.5
2013 Q3
1,410
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,306
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
4,227
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,320
2
0
1515.2
2012 Q3
1,427
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,675
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,580
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,543
3
1
1944.3
2011 Q3
5,376
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
991
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,695
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,489
3
0
2014.8
2010 Q3
1,235
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,641
10
5
6093.8
2010 Q1
1,438
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,679
10
5
5955.9
2009 Q3
1,505
1
0
664.5
2009 Q2
1,478
3
1
2029.8
2009 Q1
1,597
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,329
12
6
9029.3
2008 Q3
1,683
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,515
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,516
4
0
2638.5
2007 Q4
1,145
2
0
1746.7
2007 Q3
1,415
10
5
7067.1
2007 Q2
1,856
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,307
9
1
3901.2
2006 Q4
1,363
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,484
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2010 · 1 incident
September 22, 2010CA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was inserting a locking wedge on one of the bolts to tighten the cone and the wedge slid into place easier than he thought it would. He smashed his finger between the wedge and the bolt and broke the tip of his fourth finger on his left hand.
1988 · 2 incidents
August 18, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TRUCK DRIVER CHOSE TO IGNORE GUARDED AREA AND INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING STAYING OUT OF GRIZZLY BAR DUMP AREA - WENT BETWEEN LOADED ROCK TRUCK AND GUARDED INSPECTION AREA - WALKED OUT ONTO GRIZZLY BARS AND SLIPPED - PICKED HIMSELF UP AND GOT OUT OF AREA
March 31, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTGRUCTED TO GREASE CONVEYORS WHILE BEARINGS WERE BEING REPLACED IN A SCREEN DRIVE WALKWAY HAD AN AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE ON IT WHICH WAS NOT REMOVED BEFORE ACCENDING TO GREASE THE C ONVEYOR ON DESCENDING EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK & GRABBED HANDRAIL TO CATCH HIMSELF CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK
1987 · 1 incident
March 2, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LARGE ROCK STUC5 IN FEEDER.USING PRY BAR TO LOOSEN UP ROCK WAS STANDING IN BAD POSITION GOT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.STAYED AT WORK UNTIL 1:00 PM WENT TO DR.SAYS STRAIN MUSCLE.