Mining Incidents

Madera Quarry, Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Madera Quarry Inc. · Surface
Controlled by W (Wallace) Jaxon Baker
Madera, Madera County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0405825

Madera Quarry, Inc. has $6K 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
2011–2016
Latest incident
Feb 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
38
citations
6
significant & substantial
$6,489
proposed penalties
$6,489
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
15
inspections on record
310
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: 310 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Madera Quarry, Inc. has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-03.
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
2025 Q4 8,568 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,601 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,150 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,842 2 0 703.7
2024 Q4 8,471 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,779 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,310 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,527 0 0 0.0
Show 33 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,704 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 8,287 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 728 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,158 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,655 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,990 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 11,868 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,546 9 1 853.4
2017 Q1 8,023 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 6,915 1 0 144.6
2016 Q3 9,645 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,042 11 2 996.2
2016 Q1 9,360 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,346 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,146 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,280 2 0 378.8
2015 Q1 4,499 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 1,721 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,991 6 0 1503.4
2011 Q3 2,329 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2016 · 1 incident

February 12, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Madera Quarry LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Plant laborer was working to clear rock that had plugged the top deck discharge chute on the #1 screen using a shovel. While dislodging the rocks, they came loose with one bouncing up and hitting EE's hand where EE was holding the shovel which resulted in a laceration to the right hand.

2011 · 1 incident

December 30, 2011 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Madera Quarry LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Plant mechanic was working to clear a rock lodged in the tail pulley of a conveyor. Equipment was off and locked out and tagged out. Using a breaker bar to pry loose the rock, the miner lost his grip on the bar and fell backward but his left foot remained planted as his body twisted. This resulted in the dislocation of his left ankle and broken left foot.

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