Mining Incidents

Littlerock 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.
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-02-13.
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 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 2 0 400.4
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 4 2 503.0
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 5 3 445.2
2004 Q2 5,041 4 1 793.5
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.

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