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Mossdale Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Brown Sand Inc · Surface
Controlled by Robert H Brown Jr
70, San Joaquin County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405330

Mossdale Plant has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $755 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1999–2021
Latest incident
Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
137
citations
26
significant & substantial
$17,428
proposed penalties
$16,324
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,104 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
1,037
inspection hours
13.2
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.
137 citations across 1,037 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mossdale Plant has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $755 outstanding across 5 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$755
outstanding
130 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
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 5,919 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 19,840 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 17,774 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 17,281 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 19,388 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 23,343 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 19,173 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 19,611 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 16,400 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 18,633 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 16,402 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 15,460 1 0 64.7
2022 Q4 14,984 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 17,378 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 16,736 5 0 298.8
2022 Q1 13,741 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 14,735 6 1 407.2
2021 Q3 13,860 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 16,160 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 10,666 5 1 468.8
2020 Q4 15,430 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 12,182 4 2 328.4
2020 Q2 14,065 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 14,134 3 0 212.3
2019 Q4 18,080 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 17,416 1 0 57.4
2019 Q2 19,188 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 15,645 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 21,113 1 0 47.4
2018 Q3 14,531 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 17,222 1 0 58.1
2018 Q1 16,762 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 16,914 1 0 59.1
2017 Q3 14,001 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 16,771 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 13,085 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 14,792 2 0 135.2
2016 Q3 14,316 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 12,116 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 10,663 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 13,525 1 0 73.9
2015 Q3 12,978 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 10,816 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 11,530 1 0 86.7
2014 Q4 11,304 1 0 88.5
2014 Q3 12,929 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 10,773 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 10,792 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,835 1 0 101.7
2013 Q3 11,462 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 9,495 2 0 210.6
2013 Q1 10,118 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 9,258 5 2 540.1
2012 Q3 10,746 3 1 279.2
2012 Q2 9,186 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 9,904 1 0 101.0
2011 Q4 8,436 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 9,613 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 9,721 3 0 308.6
2011 Q1 6,475 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 7,564 6 4 793.2
2010 Q3 10,029 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,364 2 1 193.0
2010 Q1 6,313 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 9,045 4 2 442.2
2009 Q3 8,902 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 9,778 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,266 1 0 159.6
2008 Q4 8,278 2 1 241.6
2008 Q3 8,143 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 9,579 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,101 1 0 163.9
2007 Q4 11,586 3 0 258.9
2007 Q3 10,693 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 12,769 6 2 469.9
2007 Q1 9,657 6 2 621.3
2006 Q4 13,523 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 12,732 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 16,576 2 0 120.7
2006 Q1 11,767 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 13,630 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 13,635 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 12,374 1 0 80.8
2005 Q1 11,960 2 1 167.2
2004 Q4 14,600 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 14,791 2 0 135.2
2004 Q2 12,438 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 12,260 3 1 244.7
2003 Q4 11,325 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 13,695 4 0 292.1
2003 Q2 11,888 3 1 252.4
2003 Q1 11,440 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 10,972 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,395 28 3 2259.0
2002 Q2 11,921 2 0 167.8
2002 Q1 12,307 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,503 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 16,079 1 0 62.2
2001 Q2 12,640 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 12,323 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,612 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 14,856 5 1 336.6
2000 Q2 13,606 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,229 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

June 15, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Sand Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Misplaced hand when grabbing the handle and smashed thumb in door.

May 6, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Sand Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping off excavator rolled left ankle once placed on ground.

2020 · 1 incident

October 28, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Brown Sand Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An inexperienced miner helping with dredge line repair. Employee #1 loosened the haul back. The cable unreeled very fast and cut off the tip of employee #2 middle finger on right hand.

2001 · 1 incident

September 26, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Sand Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CABLE BROKE HITTING EE IN ARM. EE FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON PIECE OF METAL.

1999 · 3 incidents

December 1, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Sand Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING HOOD OF EXCAVATION AND STRAINED NECK AND LOWER BACK.

September 16, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Sand Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 40 POUND PIECE OF METAL AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

June 2, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Brown Sand Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL & TO SEE IT BETTER, SHIFTED HIS WELING MASK, WHICH CAUSED HIS EYES TO BE BURNT BY THE WELDING SPARKS.

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