A truck driver, that is not an employee of MRC Rock & Sand LLC, was found unresponsive after getting loaded with rock. It is determined that the driver lost consciousness due to a medical emergency. Driver was transported to the hospital and survived the event.
Mojave Rock Mine Metal/Non-Metal
MRC Rock & Sand, LLC.
· Surface
Controlled by
Roko Grbic; Mile Grbic
Mojave,
Kern County,
CA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405917
Mojave Rock Mine has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2024
- Latest incident
- Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
53
citations
21
significant & substantial
$35,343
proposed penalties
$16,138
paid to date
46% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $19,205 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
23
inspections on record
417
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 417 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mojave Rock Mine has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$35K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 6,478 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,797 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,927 | 5 | 1 | 721.8 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,065 | 4 | 2 | 566.2 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,459 | 2 | 0 | 268.1 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,849 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 5,657 | 12 | 5 | 2121.3 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,169 | 2 | 2 | 324.2 |
| 2023 Q1 | 5,733 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 5,142 | 5 | 2 | 972.4 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,699 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,288 | 2 | 1 | 466.4 |
| 2022 Q1 | 6,679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,510 | 7 | 4 | 932.1 |
| 2021 Q3 | 8,870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 7,338 | 1 | 1 | 136.3 |
| 2021 Q1 | 5,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 4,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,604 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 2,963 | 7 | 1 | 2362.5 |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 486 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2024 · 1 incident
August 20, 2024
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
MRC Rock & Sand, LLC. · Unclassified, insufficient data
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