Mining Incidents

Lucerne Valley Metal/Non-Metal

Robertson's · Surface
Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405693

Lucerne Valley has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
13
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,325
proposed penalties
$1,325
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
14
inspections on record
198
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: 198 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lucerne Valley has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-04-14.
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
2018 Q2 66 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,356 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 745 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 99 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 66 0 0 0.0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3 87 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 177 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 395 2 1 5063.3
2011 Q1 1,385 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,455 2 1 1374.6
2010 Q3 1,332 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,510 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,512 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,671 1 0 176.3
2009 Q3 4,807 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,907 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 999 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,937 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,173 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,760 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,058 3 1 331.2
2007 Q3 11,406 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,512 2 1 190.3
2007 Q1 10,191 3 0 294.4
2006 Q4 9,436 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,963 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2008 · 1 incident

October 3, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Service Rock Products · Struck against stationary object

employee was cleaning under a shaker deck when he heard the start-up alarm go off and when he stood up to see what was going on he hit his back on a metal beam. (this injury happend on Fri. 10/3, but he did not report it until Tue. 10/7)

2007 · 4 incidents

December 10, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing rocks from the Jaw Crusher when he felt a pain in his shoulder.

October 13, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to hook up a dragline (pipe) and lost his balance and twisted his left knee.

September 18, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was putting a piece of metal on the back of a truck when his finger was caught between the metal and the bed of the truck. Employees finger was smashed and two blood blisters formed.

February 9, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service Rock Products · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was shoveling, when he slipped and fell, spraining his right thumb.

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