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MARTIN SAND AND GRAVEL: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

KRC Aggregate Inc · Surface
Controlled by MDU Resources Group Inc
Glenn County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405302

MSHA record for MARTIN SAND AND GRAVEL (mine ID 0405302). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
8
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: 8 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Martin Sand & Gravel 1997 to 2000
  2. KRC Aggregate Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

MARTIN SAND AND GRAVEL sits in Glenn County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Glenn County, California · Population 28,623
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$70,487
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 3, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLANT OPERATOR WORKING IN AREA NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN AND CLOTHING CAUGHT UP IN TAIL PULLEY SHAFT OF #1 BELT TO RADIAL CONVEYOR AND PULLED HIM DOWN OVER TOP OF GUARD STRIPPING HIM FROM BREATHIN G.