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Mercer Fraser Plant B Portable Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Mercer Fraser Co · Surface
FORTUNA, Humboldt County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0405108

Mercer Fraser Plant B Portable Crusher has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
23
significant & substantial
$28,764
proposed penalties
$28,764
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
41
inspections on record
555
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: 555 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mercer Fraser Plant B Portable Crusher has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
91 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 548 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,723 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,099 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 487 1 0 2053.4
2024 Q4 1,759 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,729 2 1 422.9
2024 Q2 2,088 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 668 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,850 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,737 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 60 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 909 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,111 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,299 3 0 476.3
2022 Q2 1,544 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 645 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,642 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 406 2 0 4926.1
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 759 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 688 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,349 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 506 6 0 11857.7
2019 Q4 1,389 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 690 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,309 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 379 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,721 6 3 3486.3
2018 Q3 2,398 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,383 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 97 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 258 1 1 3876.0
2017 Q3 154 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 258 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 11 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 448 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 260 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 191 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 319 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 317 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 142 5 2 35211.3
2015 Q1 16 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 938 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,304 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 129 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 195 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,072 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,202 2 1 1663.9
2013 Q2 843 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 58 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 221 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 343 1 0 2915.5
2012 Q2 429 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 196 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 902 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,036 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 696 7 2 10057.5
2010 Q4 258 3 0 11627.9
2010 Q3 124 5 3 40322.6
2010 Q2 8 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 581 6 2 10327.0
2009 Q3 886 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,323 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 261 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 424 9 4 21226.4
2008 Q3 582 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 170 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,131 6 1 2815.6
2007 Q3 4,473 8 2 1788.5
2007 Q2 1,925 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,035 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 224 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 588 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 362 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 97 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 309 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 809 2 0 2472.2
2005 Q2 525 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 111 1 0 9009.0
2004 Q4 34 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 18 2 0 111111.1
2003 Q3 97 4 0 41237.1
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 16 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,211 1 0 825.8
2002 Q2 1,391 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 286 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 290 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 439 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 622 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 521 1 1 1919.4
2000 Q3 2,096 11 0 5248.1
2000 Q2 871 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2018 · 1 incident

October 1, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mercer Fraser Co · Struck against a moving object

Articulating dump truck driver lost control of vehicle and was knocked unconscious, resulting in a collision with a front end loader. Truck driver sustained head trauma as a result.

2000 · 1 incident

June 15, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mercer Fraser Co · Fall onto or against objects

EE STEPPED OFF THE CATWALK OF THE SCREEN WHERE THE LADDER BEGINS, HE FELL ON THE LADDER HANDLE HITTING HIS RIBS.

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