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Gordon Sand Co Metal/Non-Metal

Gordon Sand Co · Surface
Controlled by Salud Maria Gordon
Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0401787

Gordon Sand Co has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1992–2005
Latest incident
Nov 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
123
citations
40
significant & substantial
$40,081
proposed penalties
$24,540
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,541 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,121
inspection hours
11.0
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.
123 citations across 1,121 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Gordon Sand Co has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 4 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-26.
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 1,120 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,377 1 1 726.2
2025 Q2 1,616 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,328 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,196 1 0 836.1
2024 Q3 1,472 1 0 679.3
2024 Q2 926 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,432 2 0 1396.6
2022 Q3 1,606 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,560 3 1 1923.1
2022 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,632 4 3 2451.0
2021 Q3 1,560 2 1 1282.1
2021 Q2 1,157 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 922 6 1 6507.6
2020 Q4 840 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,165 4 4 3433.5
2020 Q2 1,209 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,293 1 1 773.4
2019 Q4 1,443 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,358 2 1 1472.8
2019 Q2 1,585 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 992 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,112 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,171 2 0 1707.9
2018 Q1 1,171 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,024 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,040 1 1 961.5
2017 Q2 880 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 581 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 520 1 0 1923.1
2016 Q2 784 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,028 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,039 1 0 962.5
2015 Q3 1,085 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 947 1 0 1056.0
2014 Q4 949 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,040 2 0 1923.1
2014 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,014 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,020 2 1 1960.8
2013 Q3 990 4 1 4040.4
2013 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 458 2 0 4366.8
2012 Q4 1,018 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,456 3 3 2060.4
2012 Q2 1,203 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 988 1 0 1012.1
2011 Q4 1,064 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,251 1 0 799.4
2011 Q2 1,143 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,326 1 1 754.1
2010 Q4 1,356 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,690 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,618 1 1 618.0
2010 Q1 1,546 2 2 1293.7
2009 Q4 1,599 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 557 4 0 7181.3
2009 Q1 1,744 5 2 2867.0
2008 Q4 1,814 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,936 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,327 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,581 2 1 1265.0
2007 Q4 1,818 2 0 1100.1
2007 Q3 1,777 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,631 3 0 647.8
2007 Q1 2,776 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,851 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,023 1 0 494.3
2006 Q2 2,236 2 1 894.5
2006 Q1 1,550 7 0 4516.1
2005 Q4 856 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,908 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,437 3 2 2087.7
2005 Q1 1,749 1 1 571.8
2004 Q4 1,589 2 0 1258.7
2004 Q3 1,173 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,416 4 1 2824.9
2004 Q1 1,476 5 2 3387.5
2003 Q4 1,718 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,576 3 2 1903.6
2003 Q2 1,576 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,802 6 2 3329.6
2002 Q4 2,217 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,435 3 0 2090.6
2002 Q2 1,628 6 0 3685.5
2002 Q1 1,492 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,403 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,276 2 0 878.7
2001 Q2 2,004 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,659 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,436 2 0 821.0
2000 Q2 1,938 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,448 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

November 10, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gordon Sand Co · Struck by falling object

Working in Wet Plant. Was on catwalk when he slipped and grabbed loose grate. Fell to catwalk and grate fell on his left knee.

2000 · 1 incident

July 17, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gordon Sand Co · Struck against stationary object

CLOSED SLIDING GLASS WINDOW WITH PALM OF HAND. SHATTERED GLASS RESULTING IN LACERATION ON WRIST.

1997 · 1 incident

July 30, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gordon Sand Co · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHEN I WAS REMOVING RADIATOR CAP FROM PICKUP TRUCK, AFTER IT HAD SAT FOR 10 MINS, I ACCIDENTLY WENT PAST THE PRESSURE RELIEF NOTCH. THE CAP WAS BLOWN OFF BY THE EXCESS PRESSURE AND HOT WATER H IT ME IN THE FACE AND EYE. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED MINOR FACIAL BURN AND ABRADING OF THE CORNEA.

1992 · 1 incident

June 22, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Gordon Sand Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PALLETIZING SACKS OF SAND, THE SACKER FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. HE WAS EVENTUALLY UNABLE TO CONTINUED SACKING BECAUSE OF THE PAIN.

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