Mining Incidents

Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kirk Arnold Schulthess
Victorville, San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405732

Plant 1 has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2010–2020
Latest incident
Jun 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
77
citations
33
significant & substantial
$56,198
proposed penalties
$56,198
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
40
inspections on record
617
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: 617 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plant 1 has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$56K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$56K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
77 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-04-27.
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
2021 Q2 2,434 1 0 410.8
2021 Q1 1,954 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 989 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 827 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 689 1 0 1451.4
2020 Q1 573 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 428 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 617 0 0 0.0
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 1,410 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,866 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,784 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,025 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,547 2 0 785.2
2018 Q1 2,224 3 1 1348.9
2017 Q4 1,373 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,439 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,294 2 1 607.2
2017 Q1 3,093 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,251 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,317 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,224 1 0 449.6
2016 Q1 2,566 9 5 3507.4
2015 Q4 1,674 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,008 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,017 2 1 991.6
2015 Q1 2,096 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,452 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,217 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,899 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,863 2 2 1073.5
2013 Q4 1,263 2 1 1583.5
2013 Q3 2,128 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,740 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 880 3 1 3409.1
2012 Q4 324 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 223 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,142 3 1 2627.0
2011 Q3 5,662 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,127 4 2 1279.2
2011 Q1 5,557 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,374 4 3 1684.9
2010 Q3 4,050 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,859 3 2 777.4
2010 Q1 3,964 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,445 3 2 403.0
2009 Q3 5,204 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,341 13 3 3891.1
2009 Q1 2,168 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 626 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,409 15 8 4400.1
2008 Q2 3,566 1 0 280.4
2008 Q1 4,518 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,867 3 0 1046.4
2007 Q3 4,313 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2020 · 1 incident

June 17, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on the catwalk. EE had a wrench in one hand and an impact drill in the other. Employee was loosening a nut/bolt (one handed), the wrench slipped and hit employee in the mouth/tooth.

2016 · 1 incident

February 11, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

Driver was going over the posted speed limit. The vehicle flipped on its side.

2015 · 1 incident

February 21, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Smashed right index finger while moving a rock.

2013 · 1 incident

November 5, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Smashed left index finger while using the impact wrench to connect bolts to a screen that is used to sift rock.

2010 · 1 incident

February 25, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

02/25/10 Employee was rigging concrete blocks and positioned himself in a pinch point between two blocks. When block was lifted, it pinched his calf. Shift was over at the time of accident, employee called immediate supervisor and reported he pinched his calf but no major injury and would be reporting to work in the morning.

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