Mining Incidents

Fargo Canyon Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James Richert
Coachella, Riverside County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404470

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.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
40
inspections on record
489
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: 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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-03-17.
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
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
Show 52 earlier quarters
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, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coronet Concrete Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing the under screen belt guard to remove the rocks, the guard hit EE on his right wrist, causing a contusion.

2009 · 1 incident

June 17, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coronet Concrete Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Palm Desert Rock & Sand Inc · Fall onto or against objects

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, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Palm Desert Rock & Sand Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Palm Desert Rock & Sand Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

1984 · 1 incident

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