Mining Incidents

LA GRANGE PIT & MILL: 5 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Teichert Inc
MODESTO, Stanislaus County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0405016

LA GRANGE PIT & MILL has $170 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
0
significant & substantial
$170
proposed penalties
$170
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
65
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: 65 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LA GRANGE PIT & MILL has $170 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$170
proposed penalties
$170
current assessed
$170
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $55 in penalties contested before the Commission, $55 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-11-16.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
40.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 80.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST20000485M Settlement Manning 2001 $55 → $55
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Santa Fe Aggregates Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2009 0
2008 2
2007 2
2006 2
2005 3
2004 2
2003 3
2002 2
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

LA GRANGE PIT & MILL sits in Stanislaus 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.
Stanislaus County, California · Population 552,250
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,661
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
2026 Q2 3,157 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 159 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 69 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 34 0 0 0.0
Show 33 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 99 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 42 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 244 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 109 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 197 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 169 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 16 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 790 1 0 1265.8
2005 Q3 1,405 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,609 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 419 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 194 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 187 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 285 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 980 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,183 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 250 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 327 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 353 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 357 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 297 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 280 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 526 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 165 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 210 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 337 1 0 2967.4
2000 Q3 451 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 736 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,079 1 0 926.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Santa Fe Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS HELPING I NAME PUT PULLEY BACK ON ELECTRICAL MOTOR TO THE FEED BELT WHEN MOTOR MOUNT BOLT BECAME LOOSE CAUSING IT TO FALL DOWN ON LEFT FOOT MOTOR WEIGHS ABOUT 300 L BS

June 13, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Santa Fe Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS WORKING ON KU KEN CRUSHER SPRING WHEN IT FELL ON INSDIE OF LEFT THUMB CUTTING IT.