Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Fitch Road Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Perry Thompson
Alturas, CA, Modoc County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0403367

Fitch Road Pit has $99K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Fitch Road Pit.

Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1995–2012
Latest incident
Sep 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
135
citations
30
significant & substantial
$98,709
proposed penalties
$61,045
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $37,664 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
44
inspections on record
1,025
inspection hours
13.2
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.
135 citations across 1,025 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Fitch Road Pit has $99K 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.
$99K
proposed penalties
$61K
current assessed
$61K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
134 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 2,255 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,293 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,349 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 483 1 0 2070.4
2024 Q4 6,321 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,642 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,819 1 0 354.7
2024 Q1 136 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,635 4 1 2446.5
2023 Q3 1,778 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 906 4 0 4415.0
2023 Q1 444 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,336 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,479 3 0 2028.4
2022 Q2 931 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 593 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,129 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,661 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,341 8 2 3417.3
2021 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,053 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,658 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,290 3 0 1310.0
2020 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 323 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,957 7 2 2367.3
2019 Q2 2,660 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,206 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,034 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,423 3 0 2108.2
2018 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,149 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,340 1 1 427.4
2017 Q2 2,840 3 0 1056.3
2017 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,464 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,389 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,768 3 0 1083.8
2016 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,775 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,035 8 2 2635.9
2015 Q2 1,989 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,031 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,179 3 0 1376.8
2014 Q2 1,153 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,823 7 4 3839.8
2013 Q3 2,465 1 0 405.7
2013 Q2 1,801 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 256 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,153 16 5 7431.5
2012 Q3 4,521 3 0 663.6
2012 Q2 595 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,960 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,641 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,166 5 4 2308.4
2011 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,978 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,946 9 2 4624.9
2010 Q2 595 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,196 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,575 4 1 1118.9
2009 Q2 137 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 675 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,387 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 663 3 1 4524.9
2008 Q1 88 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,722 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,553 8 1 2251.6
2007 Q2 4,180 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 3,174 1 0 315.1
2006 Q3 4,752 2 0 420.9
2006 Q2 3,678 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,845 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,166 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,813 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,172 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,333 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,069 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 195 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 1,099 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 931 1 0 1074.1
2003 Q2 9,420 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,330 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,432 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 13,162 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,051 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 12,746 4 2 313.8
2001 Q3 16,562 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,358 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,097 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 12,093 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 14,613 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,428 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 26, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · MACHINERY
Eagle Peak Rock and Paving · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was kneeling on left track of dozer attempting to adjust the throttle linkage when the dozer went to full throttle and began moving forward, sending the miner to the front of the dozer, resulting in him being run over and crushed by the machine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1995 · 1 incident

July 31, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Peak Rock and Paving · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIED TO TURN OFF A BELT SLIPPED, ARM WENT THROUGH LADDER AND PULLE DARM BACK. SOMETHING POPPED IN ARM.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Fitch Road Pit

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.

Get the report ($149) See a sample report Monitor a whole book of operators, $99/mo