Painted Hills Quarry has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
115
citations
16
significant & substantial
$11,964
proposed penalties
$10,884
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,080 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
900
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: 900 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Painted Hills Quarry has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
114 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
974
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
860
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
959
3
0
3128.3
2025 Q1
870
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
700
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
861
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
885
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
858
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
946
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
914
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
893
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
894
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
930
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
923
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
864
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,250
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,238
1
0
807.8
2021 Q3
1,329
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,318
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,554
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,701
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,677
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,497
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1,682
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,954
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,854
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
2,031
1
0
492.4
2019 Q1
1,773
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,855
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,138
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
2,016
1
0
496.0
2018 Q1
1,740
1
0
574.7
2017 Q4
2,098
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,980
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,150
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,892
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
2,026
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
2,044
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
2,049
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,129
1
0
469.7
2015 Q4
2,301
1
1
434.6
2015 Q3
2,106
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,148
6
0
2793.3
2015 Q1
2,017
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,678
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,687
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,953
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,812
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,103
4
0
1902.0
2013 Q3
1,965
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,182
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,817
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,970
1
0
507.6
2012 Q3
1,933
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,029
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
2,155
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,224
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
2,241
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
2,746
2
1
728.3
2011 Q1
2,457
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,727
1
1
366.7
2010 Q3
3,388
2
0
590.3
2010 Q2
2,962
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
2,464
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,820
4
0
1418.4
2009 Q3
3,108
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,320
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,216
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,290
2
0
466.2
2008 Q3
4,541
18
7
3963.9
2008 Q2
4,437
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,963
4
0
1009.3
2007 Q4
4,110
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
4,278
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
4,252
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,945
4
0
1013.9
2006 Q4
4,413
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,325
14
1
3237.0
2006 Q2
5,361
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,985
2
0
401.2
2005 Q4
4,837
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
6,875
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,648
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,262
7
0
2145.9
2004 Q3
3,873
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,338
1
0
230.5
2004 Q1
3,770
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,044
1
0
247.3
2003 Q3
3,553
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,618
1
0
276.4
2003 Q1
3,879
4
0
1031.2
2002 Q4
3,096
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,005
1
0
332.8
2002 Q2
3,063
8
1
2611.8
2002 Q1
3,243
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,480
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,484
8
2
5390.8
2001 Q2
3,375
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,343
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,941
6
0
2040.1
2000 Q3
3,285
5
2
1522.1
2000 Q2
2,737
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,589
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
1989 · 1 incident
March 24, 1989CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
FUELING EQUIPMENT CLIMBED ON FRAME OF FUEL TRUCK TO CONNECT HOSE AND ENGAGE MOTOR TO RUN PUMP HE HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM HE SLIPPED STARTED TO FALL TO THE GROUND TRIED TO BRAC E HIMSELF WITH HIS R LEG TO THE SIDE AND LANDED ON IT ON AN ANGLE CAUSED HIS KNEE TO TWIST HE MENTIONED THAT POSSIBLY THE STRONG WINDS THAT WERE BLOWING MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH HIM
WE HAD JUST REASSEMBLED SCREEN SHAFT AT THE CRUSHER WITH NEW BEARINGS AND WERE RUNNING TO TEST IT. ROGER WAS CHECKING BEARINGS TO SEE IF THEY WERE OVERHEATING AND SOMEHOW HE SLIPPED AND GOT HI S HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRIVE BOX HOUSING AND MAIN BOX TIE SHAFT.
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