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San Pasqual Quarry: 80 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Escondido, San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405717

San Pasqual Quarry has $41K 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
8
Years on record
2007–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
80
citations
29
significant & substantial
$41,183
proposed penalties
$36,625
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,558 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Superior Ready Mix Concrete L.P.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
32
inspections on record
457
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: 457 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

San Pasqual Quarry has $41K 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.
$41K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $18K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
36.7%
significant & substantial
16.5%
high negligence or reckless
36.7%
reasonably likely or greater
58.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.9% low, 69.6% moderate, 16.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
9 citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
  • Settled 9 · 100%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
26%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$18K proposed, $13K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-02-02.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2012-460M Settlement Feldman 2013 $9K → $8K
WEST 2009-243M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $9K → $5K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2019-01-30, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (6)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2019-01-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-01-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-08-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 1.47 0.14 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2014-08-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-03-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.8 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-03-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 1.14 0.12 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

San Pasqual Quarry recorded 9.41 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.

Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
9.41
total case rate
9.41
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In California, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.67 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2019 * 9.41 9.41 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Superior Ready Mix Concrete L.P. 2020 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 5
2019 12
2018 14
2017 11
2016 10
2015 10
2014 8
2013 9
2012 8
2011 8
2010 7
2009 5
2008 6
2007 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

San Pasqual Quarry sits in San Diego County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
San Diego County, California · Population 3,282,782
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$102,285
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2020 Q2 2,608 1 0 383.4
2020 Q1 2,181 1 1 458.5
2019 Q4 5,012 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,154 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,517 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,570 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,671 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,979 0 0 0.0
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 6,639 1 0 150.6
2018 Q1 5,911 1 1 169.2
2017 Q4 4,801 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,581 1 0 218.3
2017 Q2 5,031 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,607 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,332 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,502 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,911 1 1 203.6
2016 Q1 4,090 3 2 733.5
2015 Q4 4,427 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,863 3 2 616.9
2015 Q2 4,882 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,576 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,380 1 1 228.3
2014 Q3 3,630 1 0 275.5
2014 Q2 2,786 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,415 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,519 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,876 2 1 516.0
2013 Q2 4,145 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,310 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,403 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,564 3 3 841.8
2012 Q2 3,323 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,893 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,899 7 3 1795.3
2011 Q3 4,522 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,156 2 1 481.2
2011 Q1 3,617 9 3 2488.2
2010 Q4 4,760 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,056 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,528 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,945 7 4 2376.9
2009 Q4 1,941 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,530 7 2 2766.8
2009 Q2 2,623 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,478 2 0 575.0
2008 Q4 853 11 1 12895.7
2008 Q3 1,159 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,219 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,299 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,363 4 1 1692.8
2007 Q3 4,828 12 2 2485.5
2007 Q2 2,078 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,937 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2019 · 1 incident

July 31, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman OTHER
Unknown operator · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was cleaning around the 5-Bin Feeder when stung by a Bee.

2008 · 2 incidents

May 8, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Unknown operator · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OUR 980 LOADER. LOADER WENT OVER SAND BERM. MATERIAL IN LOADER BUCKET BROKE WINDSHIELD. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED MINOR CUTS TO LEFT SIDE OF FACE FROM BROKEN GLASS. WENT TO URGENT CARE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED. EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED BACK TO FULL WORK DUTIES SAME DAY. NO FOLLOW UP DOCTOR VISIT NECESSARY.

February 4, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting a piece of metal with a blow torch. While cutting, a shard of hot metal flew out and landed in employee's left ear. Employee was treated with first aid measures for burn and returned to full work duties on same day.

2007 · 5 incidents

December 19, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unknown operator · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting another employee, on a Bobcat, with moving around barrels in the yard. While moving the barrels, one began to tip over. Employee attempted to prevent barrel from tipping over and pulled a muscle due to the extreme weight of the barrel.

October 31, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unknown operator · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning the rock crusher. During cleaning, a piece of concrete rebar, protruding from the machine, punctured the employee's left hand. Employee's wound treated at doctor's office and employee was returned to full work duties on same day.

August 9, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Working on a piece of equipment to remove a jammed rock in pully belt. When reversing the belt to remove rock, the belt spun and pinched employee's thumb between pully and belt. Employee's thumb was injured as a result of the jammed rock. Received stitches in thumb. Returned to work 1 day following accident on modified work duties.

June 14, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Unknown operator · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee working on equipment with a screwdriver. Screwdriver slipped and angled upward toward employee's face. Screwdriver hit eye and lacerated his right eyelid. No loss of work incurred. Employee returned to normal work duties the following day, since incident occurred toward end of work shift.

March 31, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Unknown operator · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee welding tool box onto company service truck. Heat from welding unit burned through attached torch hose, causing gases inside hose to ignite. Ignition lead to small fire. Employee inhaled smoke from fire and had trouble breathing. Sent to urgent care to be checked out. Employee returned to normal work duties immediately following incident.