Mining Incidents

Lee Vining Aggregate Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Lee Vining, Mono County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405234

Lee Vining Aggregate Plant has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $147 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1995–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
38
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,565
proposed penalties
$4,418
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $147 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
21
inspections on record
256
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: 256 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lee Vining Aggregate Plant has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $147 outstanding across 0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$147
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-04.
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
2023 Q4 13 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,255 1 0 796.8
2022 Q4 482 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 717 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 318 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 749 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 506 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 464 0 0 0.0
Show 43 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3 5,157 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 40 1 0 25000.0
2009 Q4 419 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,072 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,745 1 0 267.0
2009 Q1 216 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 789 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,569 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,560 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 79 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,449 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,171 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,761 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,883 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,053 2 0 655.1
2006 Q2 3,394 7 2 2062.5
2006 Q1 706 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,817 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,478 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,239 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,385 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,988 11 3 5533.2
2004 Q3 2,490 1 0 401.6
2004 Q2 1,646 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 564 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,416 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,139 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,099 5 3 2382.1
2003 Q1 1,298 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,185 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,980 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,923 5 0 1710.6
2002 Q1 590 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,608 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,068 3 1 1450.7
2001 Q2 2,010 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 856 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,076 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,134 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,292 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,385 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2009 · 1 incident

July 2, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Company · Fall from machine

EE was climbing down machine, when he caught his foot on the lower step and fell about 2 1/2 to 3 feet on his backside, bruised back.

2004 · 1 incident

July 7, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc · Flash burns (welding)

HOLDING STEEL BARS WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WELDED. FLASH BURN TO EYES.

2002 · 1 incident

May 3, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc · Fall from ladders

RUPTURED THREE DISKS IN BACK WHEN HE JUMPED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM A LADDER AFTER GETTING MACHINERY IN RUNNING ORDER.

2001 · 1 incident

November 14, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DELIVERING SAFETY GLASSES TO EE AND IMPACT CRUSHER MEDAL IN EYE.

1996 · 1 incident

April 1, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mono Rock · Struck against stationary object

ROCKS JAMMED IN GRIZZLEY, KICKED TO BREAK LOOSE.

1995 · 1 incident

October 9, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mono Rock · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING AT CRUSHER. PIECE OF SLAG IN EYE.

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