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Oro Grande Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Agcon Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Jonathan D Hove
Oro Grande, San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0404916

Oro Grande Pit has $29K 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
8
Years on record
1992–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
155
citations
27
significant & substantial
$28,598
proposed penalties
$28,598
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
68
inspections on record
1,070
inspection hours
14.5
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.
155 citations across 1,070 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Oro Grande Pit has $29K 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
155 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-15.
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 4,101 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,862 4 2 1035.7
2025 Q2 4,085 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,346 5 1 1494.3
2024 Q4 4,022 1 0 248.6
2024 Q3 3,948 2 0 506.6
2024 Q2 4,949 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,633 2 0 550.5
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,282 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,066 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,212 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,717 5 3 1345.2
2022 Q4 4,059 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,353 4 0 918.9
2022 Q2 3,970 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,688 5 0 1860.1
2021 Q4 4,048 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,667 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,924 3 0 764.5
2021 Q1 2,617 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,829 2 0 414.2
2020 Q3 5,730 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,025 2 2 398.0
2020 Q1 4,365 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,463 2 1 448.1
2019 Q3 6,204 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,570 9 3 1369.9
2019 Q1 5,587 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,138 1 0 194.6
2018 Q3 5,507 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,804 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,835 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,347 5 1 1150.2
2017 Q3 4,972 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,792 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,662 1 0 214.5
2016 Q4 4,906 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,815 2 0 415.4
2016 Q2 3,870 3 0 775.2
2016 Q1 1,914 3 0 1567.4
2015 Q4 3,162 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,980 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,525 1 0 283.7
2015 Q1 2,812 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,967 2 0 504.2
2014 Q3 3,876 1 0 258.0
2014 Q2 4,220 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,361 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,692 3 1 1114.4
2013 Q3 2,488 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,045 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,011 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,045 3 0 985.2
2012 Q3 2,654 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,506 4 2 887.7
2012 Q1 2,341 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,253 2 1 614.8
2011 Q3 3,342 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,251 2 2 615.2
2011 Q1 3,092 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,244 6 1 1849.6
2010 Q3 3,296 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,236 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,676 1 0 596.7
2009 Q4 3,005 2 0 665.6
2009 Q3 3,574 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,691 3 1 1114.8
2009 Q1 2,849 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,718 4 0 1471.7
2008 Q3 4,091 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,160 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,130 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,478 1 0 287.5
2007 Q3 4,626 2 0 432.3
2007 Q2 4,061 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,427 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,169 9 0 1741.1
2006 Q3 5,436 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,164 2 1 387.3
2006 Q1 5,628 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,525 2 0 442.0
2005 Q3 5,533 1 0 180.7
2005 Q2 5,377 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,603 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,142 5 0 972.4
2004 Q3 4,028 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,531 2 0 441.4
2004 Q1 3,793 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,185 9 2 2825.7
2003 Q3 2,836 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,100 3 1 967.7
2003 Q1 2,361 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,539 7 1 2757.0
2002 Q3 2,091 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,777 1 0 360.1
2002 Q1 2,011 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,667 2 0 749.9
2001 Q3 2,895 1 1 345.4
2001 Q2 2,849 6 0 2106.0
2001 Q1 1,796 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,775 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,968 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,646 5 0 1889.6
2000 Q1 2,776 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

October 28, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Agcon Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

employee reported to the site for shift start at 0400. Employee was in the employee break room at 0345 and other employees noticed they seemed off and when they were communicating with them they determined they should call 911. Paramedics came and took the employee

1998 · 4 incidents

September 30, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agcon Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SWITCHING MATERIAL GATES 2 SCREEN DECK WHILE MOVING GATE LEFT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN SLOT WHEN GATE FELL BACK AND CUT OFF TIP OF FINGER.

August 31, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Agcon Inc. · Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON A BEAM OF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND WENT TO HAND A TAPE MEASURE TO ANOTHER EE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED OFF THE BEAM AND FELL STRADDLED ON THE CROSS BEAM CATCHING HIMSELF W/HIS LEFT HAND, TO KEEP FROM FALLING OFF

July 9, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Agcon Inc. · Struck against a moving object

UNLOADING BUCKET WHILE IN PT ON LITTLE BERM W/BUCKET IN AIR--LOADER TIPPED OVER.

April 30, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Agcon Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES EXCESSIVE TIME OPERATING LOADER.

1997 · 1 incident

October 21, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agcon Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING U-JOINT ON WATER TRUCK AND KNOCKED SOME DIRT AND METAL INTO HIS EYE.

1996 · 1 incident

September 20, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agcon Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING QUARRY EQUIPMENT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND SHOULDER.

1992 · 1 incident

August 12, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Agcon Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

12038E EE WAS CLEARING ROCK FROM ROLLERS ON UNDERBELT OF SANDPLANT HOPPER HE PUSHED A ROCK AND THE BELT CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED HIS ARM BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE ROLLERS.

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