Mining Incidents

GPS River Rock Products Co Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rusty Risi
Ventucopa, Santa Barbara County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404898

GPS River Rock Products Co has $8K 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
5
Years on record
1987–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
67
citations
11
significant & substantial
$8,030
proposed penalties
$7,840
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $190 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
46
inspections on record
704
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: 704 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

GPS River Rock Products Co has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-03-09.
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
2020 Q4 916 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,095 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,440 1 0 409.8
2020 Q1 4,024 1 0 248.5
2019 Q4 3,534 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,681 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,996 4 1 1001.0
2019 Q1 4,045 2 1 494.4
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q4 4,255 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,541 1 0 282.4
2018 Q2 3,827 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,124 2 1 485.0
2017 Q4 3,883 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,932 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,417 2 1 585.3
2017 Q1 3,026 2 0 660.9
2016 Q4 3,604 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,488 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,474 3 0 863.6
2016 Q1 4,152 2 1 481.7
2015 Q4 4,738 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,324 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,326 1 0 300.7
2015 Q1 3,262 1 0 306.6
2014 Q4 3,427 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,363 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,025 1 0 330.6
2014 Q1 2,757 1 0 362.7
2013 Q4 2,591 1 0 386.0
2013 Q3 3,032 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,570 3 1 1167.3
2013 Q1 3,531 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,685 4 1 1085.5
2012 Q3 4,063 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,661 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,561 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,309 1 0 302.2
2011 Q3 3,721 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,629 1 0 275.6
2011 Q1 3,220 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,592 1 0 278.4
2010 Q3 3,294 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,958 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,043 1 1 958.8
2009 Q4 3,271 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,972 1 0 336.5
2009 Q2 3,087 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,899 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,893 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,865 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,232 1 0 236.3
2008 Q1 5,642 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,971 1 0 143.5
2007 Q3 5,990 2 0 333.9
2007 Q2 6,903 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,086 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,077 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,280 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,576 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,196 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,302 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,371 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,791 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,265 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,057 4 0 566.8
2004 Q3 7,534 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,118 1 0 140.5
2004 Q1 7,265 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,995 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,327 1 0 120.1
2003 Q2 6,116 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,186 3 0 485.0
2002 Q4 4,982 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,209 6 1 1151.9
2002 Q2 3,516 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,722 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,849 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,201 10 2 2380.4
2001 Q2 4,430 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,618 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,390 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,295 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,618 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,396 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 1 incident

June 4, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Ready Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS WORKING NEAR THE CRUSHER FEED CONVEYOR. HE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE GROUND, BUT DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. IT IS BELIEVED A ROCK MAY HAVE HIT HIS HEAD. THE MINER WAS WEARING A HARD HA T AND HEARING PROTECTION AT THE TIME. HE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.

1991 · 1 incident

April 2, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Ready Mix Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SECURING A FRONT END LOADER ON A L-BOY TRAILER.HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CHAIN BINDER AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT HIP.HE HAD RECONSTRUCTIVE HIP SURGERY APPROX FOUR YE ARS AGO.THE PROTHESIS LIMITS HIS MOTOR FUNCTION ABILITIES.WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CHAIN BINDER,HIS LEFT LEG WAS FORWARD WHICH SHIFTED HIS BODY WEIGHT ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE RESULTING IN

1987 · 3 incidents

November 10, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southwest Ready Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

I,NAME SLIPPED ON SOME ROCK AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, WHEN HE WENT TO GRAB ON TO THE RAIL HIS ARM WENT INTO THE CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLED ARM IN.

November 4, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Ready Mix Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I,NAME HAD BEEN LIFTING ALL DAY (PIPE) AND WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP SOME TOOLS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

September 18, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Ready Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON CASE LOADER-TRYING TO TIGHTEN HYDRAULIC LINE AND SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED INJURING MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

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