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MTN SPRINGS RD. PIT: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0405040

MTN SPRINGS RD. PIT has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Apr 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,026
proposed penalties
$3,026
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Viborg Sand & Gravel Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
322
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: 322 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MTN SPRINGS RD. PIT has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-05-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
16.7%
significant & substantial
20.8%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
29.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 62.5% moderate, 20.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Viborg Sand & Gravel Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 3
2024 3
2023 5
2022 3
2021 4
2020 6
2019 2
2018 3
2017 6
2016 4
2015 5
2014 6
2013 4
2012 4
2011 5
2010 4
2009 3
2008 4
2007 5
2006 5
2005 6
2004 5
2003 6
2002 3
2001 5
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

MTN SPRINGS RD. PIT sits in San Luis Obispo County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
San Luis Obispo County, California · Population 281,486
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$93,398
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 106 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 18 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 16 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 119 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 23 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 19 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 102 3 1 29411.8
2024 Q1 49 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 56 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 58 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 104 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 9 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 22 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 99 1 0 10101.0
2022 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 18 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 113 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 203 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 39 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 53 2 1 37735.8
2020 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 17 1 0 58823.5
2019 Q2 64 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 36 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 48 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 85 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 93 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 60 2 0 33333.3
2017 Q3 46 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 53 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 239 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 81 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 79 1 0 12658.2
2016 Q2 57 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 38 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 73 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 47 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 129 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 73 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 66 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 105 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 246 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 46 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 52 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 39 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 21 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 336 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 772 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 543 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 622 3 1 4823.2
2011 Q2 331 1 0 3021.1
2011 Q1 113 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 59 1 0 16949.2
2010 Q3 74 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 19 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 53 1 0 18867.9
2009 Q2 76 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 275 1 0 3636.4
2008 Q3 26 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 18 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 230 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 18 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 77 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 46 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 163 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 332 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 224 1 0 4464.3
2006 Q2 231 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 254 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 83 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 30 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 342 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 469 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 102 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 69 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 197 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 85 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 77 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 103 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 246 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 215 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 56 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 106 1 1 9434.0
2002 Q1 64 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 394 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 141 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 198 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 127 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 153 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 67 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 455 1 0 2197.8
2000 Q1 383 4 0 10443.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

April 9, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Viborg Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING OUT DIRT FROM ALONG SIDE MACHINE WITH FOREMAN LOOKING ON. EMPLOYEE UNDER-MINED DIRT AND CHUNK SLID DOWN "APPROX 150LBS CATCHING EMPLOYEE IN AKWARD POSITION. TORE LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE. FOREMAN IMMEDIATELY TOOKEMPLOYEE TO HOSPITAL.