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Sand Merchant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Saltchuck Resources Inc
richmond, Contra Costa County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405498

Sand Merchant has $6K 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
3
Years on record
2006–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
61
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,030
proposed penalties
$6,030
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
66
inspections on record
678
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: 678 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sand Merchant has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-07.
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
2025 Q4 3,417 1 0 292.7
2025 Q3 3,576 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,326 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,599 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,979 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,243 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,140 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,401 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,401 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,199 1 0 312.6
2023 Q2 3,546 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,913 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,190 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,482 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,266 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,087 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,773 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,835 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,122 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,055 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,532 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,227 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,999 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,380 4 0 913.2
2019 Q4 3,533 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,018 1 0 248.9
2019 Q2 3,864 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,477 1 0 287.6
2018 Q4 3,771 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,114 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,932 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,549 1 0 281.8
2017 Q4 3,921 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,820 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,390 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,968 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,872 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,727 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,372 2 1 593.1
2016 Q1 2,175 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,351 2 0 596.8
2015 Q3 2,479 2 1 806.8
2015 Q2 2,032 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,983 3 0 1512.9
2014 Q4 1,713 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,827 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,021 3 0 1484.4
2014 Q1 1,859 1 0 537.9
2013 Q4 3,119 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,963 2 0 1018.8
2013 Q2 1,819 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,895 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,857 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,961 2 0 1019.9
2012 Q2 2,277 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,198 2 0 909.9
2011 Q4 2,537 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,532 4 0 1579.8
2011 Q2 3,548 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 6,375 2 0 313.7
2010 Q4 3,101 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,495 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,272 2 1 611.2
2010 Q1 3,633 2 1 550.5
2009 Q4 3,104 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,634 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,563 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,137 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,632 2 1 550.7
2008 Q3 4,225 3 0 710.1
2008 Q2 4,222 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,773 1 0 265.0
2007 Q4 3,813 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,796 1 0 263.4
2007 Q2 4,572 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,016 3 0 747.0
2006 Q4 6,279 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,932 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,543 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,260 2 0 319.5
2005 Q4 6,477 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,983 1 0 143.2
2005 Q2 6,330 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,743 1 0 174.1
2004 Q4 5,080 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,864 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,879 1 0 205.0
2004 Q1 4,893 1 0 204.4
2003 Q4 5,510 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,279 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,814 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,297 2 2 377.6
2002 Q4 5,073 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,625 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,193 1 0 192.6
2002 Q1 6,354 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,117 4 2 653.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

February 19, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Foss Maritime Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee strained muscle in shoulder during act of swinging sledgehammer. Task was to drive bolts out of 24" pipe flange.

2008 · 1 incident

January 28, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Foss Maritime Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Crewman was walking down bilge when he either slipped or tripped and fell 2 feet down to bilge of dredge, landing on buttocks. Doctor reports bruise to buttocks.

2006 · 1 incident

September 23, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Foss Maritime Company · Fall from machine

Steping from tug to dredge he slipped and fell down injuring his shoulder, while off shift.

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