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Littlerock: 136 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Palmdale, Los Angeles County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404926

Littlerock has $13K 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
6
Years on record
1990–1996
Latest incident
Dec 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
20
significant & substantial
$13,403
proposed penalties
$13,297
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $106 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Granite Construction Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
929
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: 929 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Littlerock has $13K 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
134 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $207 in penalties contested before the Commission, $101 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-02-13.
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.
14.9%
significant & substantial
4.5%
high negligence or reckless
14.9%
reasonably likely or greater
32.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.9% low, 80.6% moderate, 4.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
51%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$207 proposed, $101 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-02-19.
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
WEST 2008-504M Settlement Bulluck 2009 $207 → $101
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2020-02-13, 6 years ago
9%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
21
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz71 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg8
  • Aluminum oxide fumes2
  • Arsenic fumes2
Show the individual readings (41)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2004-06-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.4 1.04 1.35 Oiler, Greaser
2020-02-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2020-02-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-05-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2019-05-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2013-09-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-09-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.47 0.19 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-09-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-09-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-03-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 1.01 0.21 Welder, etc.
2009-03-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2005-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.89 0.27 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 1.88 0.26 Oiler, Greaser
2005-06-02 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.25 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2004-08-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.53 0.99 0.54 Oiler, Greaser
2004-06-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.92 2.03 0.45 Oiler, Greaser
2004-01-21 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Cobalt fumes 0.25 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Iron oxide fumes 0.06 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Copper fumes 0.49 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Arsenic fumes 0.12 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Cadmium oxide fumes 0.37 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Iron oxide fumes 0.05 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Lead fumes 0.49 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Manganese fumes 0.01 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Titanium dioxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Vanadium fumes 0.25 50 0.01 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2004-01-21 Aluminum oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Littlerock recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.

Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In California, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.67 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Granite Construction Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 8
2019 12
2018 16
2017 13
2016 14
2015 11
2014 11
2013 10
2012 12
2011 13
2010 15
2009 15
2008 15
2007 25
2006 31
2005 20
2004 17
2003 17
2002 16
2001 13
2000 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Littlerock sits in Los Angeles County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Los Angeles County, California · Population 9,848,406
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$87,760
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
2020 Q2 486 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,567 1 0 152.3
2019 Q4 7,535 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,910 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,995 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,837 2 0 255.2
2018 Q4 6,639 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,622 0 0 0.0
Show 74 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 7,566 1 0 132.2
2018 Q1 7,343 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,203 1 0 161.2
2017 Q3 6,449 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,204 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,419 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,911 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,885 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,032 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,127 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,106 1 0 195.8
2015 Q3 5,100 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,394 2 0 370.8
2015 Q1 4,680 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,726 1 0 148.7
2014 Q3 4,693 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,005 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,698 2 0 351.0
2013 Q4 6,930 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,866 1 0 348.9
2013 Q2 6,157 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 5,286 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,657 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,014 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,852 1 0 145.9
2012 Q1 5,847 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,469 2 0 365.7
2011 Q3 7,507 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,904 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,704 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,962 1 0 167.7
2010 Q3 9,476 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,075 4 0 495.4
2010 Q1 6,641 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 8,332 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,653 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,411 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,332 1 0 157.9
2008 Q4 8,106 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,953 3 1 377.2
2008 Q2 6,054 1 0 165.2
2008 Q1 6,986 2 2 286.3
2007 Q4 8,407 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 9,318 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 12,874 1 0 77.7
2007 Q1 9,334 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,289 1 0 120.6
2006 Q3 9,882 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,249 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,341 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 11,885 7 0 589.0
2005 Q3 12,553 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 12,067 11 1 911.6
2005 Q1 6,920 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 12,780 5 0 391.2
2004 Q3 11,230 1 1 89.0
2004 Q2 5,041 3 1 595.1
2004 Q1 4,140 6 0 1449.3
2003 Q4 4,273 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,565 6 0 1314.3
2003 Q2 3,810 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,279 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,353 24 8 10199.7
2002 Q3 3,300 2 0 606.1
2002 Q2 5,351 1 0 186.9
2002 Q1 4,929 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,960 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,333 3 0 562.5
2001 Q2 4,666 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,529 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,028 6 0 1193.3
2000 Q3 5,105 11 3 2154.8
2000 Q2 4,951 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,950 13 0 3291.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1996 · 1 incident

December 6, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMP USING HAMMER AND WRENCH TO TAP WHEELS FOR BELT TENSION ROLLER ON CRUSHER INTO PROPER ALIGNMENT. PLANT RUNNING. WRENCH CAUGHT BY ROLLER AND PULLED INTO BELT. WRENCH ALSO ENTANGLED IN EMPS G LOVE AND PULLED HAND AND ARM INTO PULLEY. SUFFERED BROKEN LEFT ARM AND ABRASIONS.

1990 · 5 incidents

September 12, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

STOCKPILING ROCK,UPPER BACK STRAIN UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

April 10, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW A SMALL SLIVER OF STEEL INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

March 15, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

FOREMAN GOT IN AN ARGUMENT WITH AN EMPLOYEE. FOREMAN LOST HIS TEMPER AND SMASHED HIS FIST THROUGH A WINDOW.

March 5, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

FOREMAN WAS DRIVING PICK UP THRU STOCKPILES FOREMAN DROVE INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING 980 LOADER FOREAMAN DID NOT SEE THE LOADER BECAUSE THE EARLY MORNING SUN WAS IN HIS EYES LOADER STRUCK PI CK UP PUSHED IT SEVERAL YARDS AND LEFT SIDE PUSHED IT UP ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. PICK UP TOTALLED FOREMAN HAS CUTS ON OF FACE.