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Plant 5B Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Pala, San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405520

Plant 5B has $8K 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
3
Years on record
2009–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
66
citations
14
significant & substantial
$8,422
proposed penalties
$8,329
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $93 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
27
inspections on record
304
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: 304 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 5B has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-02-27.
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
2019 Q3 1,077 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,178 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 967 1 0 1034.1
2018 Q4 1,051 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,072 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,443 2 1 1386.0
2018 Q1 929 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,442 0 0 0.0
Show 56 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3 1,856 1 0 538.8
2017 Q2 1,965 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,348 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,211 5 1 2261.4
2015 Q2 2,114 2 0 946.1
2015 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 847 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 762 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 855 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,844 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,661 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 435 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 893 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,695 8 4 2968.5
2012 Q2 365 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 179 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 364 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 406 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 907 3 1 3307.6
2010 Q4 967 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 308 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,547 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 824 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 963 6 5 6230.5
2009 Q2 1,020 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,411 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,265 6 0 4743.1
2008 Q3 970 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,856 1 0 538.8
2008 Q1 1,569 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,296 2 0 1543.2
2007 Q3 1,311 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,714 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,698 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,524 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 3,261 2 0 613.3
2005 Q4 2,199 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,395 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,642 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,643 1 0 608.6
2004 Q4 1,093 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,651 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,812 6 0 1574.0
2004 Q1 4,069 6 0 1474.6
2003 Q4 3,623 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,347 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,509 7 1 2790.0
2003 Q1 1,239 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,104 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,864 3 0 616.8
2002 Q2 2,325 4 1 1720.4
2002 Q1 3,338 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dan Copp Crushing Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

while load acetylene tank into truck employee's finger became pinched between tank and truck resulting in a bruised left pinky finger

July 6, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Dan Copp Crushing Corp · Struck against a moving object

traveling in loader on haul road - tilt bucket dug into roadway and abruptly stopped the loader' s forward motion resulting in employee being thrown forward into cab cross member. Force caused cut on nose and broken nose.

2009 · 1 incident

September 14, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dan Copp Crushing Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was finishing up repairs and while closing an inspection door his right hand slipped off the door causing it to slam onto his left hand, little finger. His little finger on his left hand was smashed in the door jamb. The bone was exposed and his tendons were torn.

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