Mining Incidents

Pyrite Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Natasha Van Veldhuizen
Riverside, Riverside County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404680

Pyrite Quarry has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1990–2009
Latest incident
Dec 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
115
citations
32
significant & substantial
$45,346
proposed penalties
$34,265
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,081 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
39
inspections on record
543
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: 543 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pyrite Quarry has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 5 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$34K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
113 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-13.
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
2013 Q3 460 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,319 1 0 431.2
2013 Q1 2,418 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,678 1 0 373.4
2012 Q3 2,814 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,400 1 1 294.1
2012 Q1 3,312 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,303 1 0 302.8
Show 47 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3 3,959 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,111 4 2 1285.8
2011 Q1 3,251 1 0 307.6
2010 Q4 4,132 4 1 968.1
2010 Q3 2,340 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,880 1 0 347.2
2010 Q1 2,980 1 0 335.6
2009 Q4 1,851 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,790 3 2 1676.0
2009 Q2 2,954 5 1 1692.6
2009 Q1 2,623 8 4 3049.9
2008 Q4 4,508 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,962 2 2 504.8
2008 Q2 5,551 6 1 1080.9
2008 Q1 6,445 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,619 10 4 1312.5
2007 Q3 7,786 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,062 3 0 494.9
2007 Q1 5,790 7 0 1209.0
2006 Q4 8,625 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,593 3 0 349.1
2006 Q2 7,588 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 10,370 1 1 96.4
2005 Q4 10,478 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,076 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,635 5 0 470.1
2005 Q1 10,737 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 9,406 1 0 106.3
2004 Q3 9,232 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,422 3 0 356.2
2004 Q1 7,405 4 0 540.2
2003 Q4 7,259 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,509 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,773 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,426 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,472 1 0 288.0
2002 Q3 4,113 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,994 6 1 1502.3
2002 Q1 3,646 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,145 7 1 2225.8
2001 Q3 4,632 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,636 22 10 6050.6
2001 Q1 2,258 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,058 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,130 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,823 3 1 1062.7
2000 Q1 3,114 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2009 · 1 incident

December 20, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Riverside Mining Limited · Accident type, without injuries

A fire at the Pyrite Street Location took place. A hydraulic steering hose burst while A 988 loader (company loader # 360) was in operation, splashing fluid on the motor causing a small fire in the engine compartment. The fire was extinguished with in 3-4 minutes. The Riverside County Fire Department was called as a preventative measure Incident # 111914.

2006 · 1 incident

November 9, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Riverside Mining Limited · Struck by flying object

Employee was trying to remove a plate from jaw crusher. He hit it with a hammer to loosen. At that time, a bracket broke and flew off. The come-along came loose and hit the employee in the face, right side, breaking a tooth.

2004 · 2 incidents

April 28, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Paul Hubbs Construction Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While individual was removing spring compressing tool, the all-thread rod became disengaged from hex head holding nut. The spring compressing tool's spring holding plate struck the individual on the left side of his face. The individual sustained a laceration and abrasion to his left check area. No equipment damage occurred.

March 4, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Paul Hubbs Construction Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PLACING A MOTOR ON ITS PLATFORM USING A BOOM CRANE. WHILE MOVING THE MOTOR A BOLT HUNG UP THE MOVE. THE BOLT CAME LOOSE AND THE MOTOR BOUNCED HITTING THE EE LT HAND THAT WAS UNDER THE M OTOR AT THAT POINT.

2002 · 1 incident

February 11, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Paul Hubbs Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS SITTING IN HIS TRUCK AS SOME WASTE WAS BEING LOADED ONTO TRUCK BY 988LOADER WHEN LOADER OPERATOR HIT BED OF TRUCK WITH LOADER BUCKET.

1998 · 1 incident

June 12, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Paul Hubbs Construction Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING LOADER TO WORK ON ACCESS ROAD. LOADER WAS ON AN INCLINE WHEN ENGINE STALLED. LOADER ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO BERM AND ROLLE OVER. EE BROKE HIP & LEG REQUIRING SURGERY. EARLY PROGNOSI S FROM DR. IS FOR FULL RECOVERY.

1990 · 1 incident

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The full compliance file on Pyrite Quarry

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.