Santa Cruz Sand Plant has $6K 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
6
Years on record
1989–2014
Latest incident
Nov 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
48
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,597
proposed penalties
$5,464
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $133 gap.
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: 529 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Santa Cruz Sand Plant has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $233 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-06-29.
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.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Stood as issued
1 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 50%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$233 proposed, $0 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 2022-09-26.
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.
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: 2022-06-29, 4 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (16)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2022-06-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
Laborer, Bullgang
2019-11-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scraper Operator
2018-01-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
0.68
0.29
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-02-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-02-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2015-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2015-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-06-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-07-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2005-07-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2005-07-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scraper Operator
2002-03-26
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2002-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scraper 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2024
0
2023
0
2022
2
2021
2
2020
2
2019
3
2018
3
2017
3
2016
3
2015
3
2014
3
2013
3
2012
3
2011
3
2010
3
2009
3
2008
5
2007
6
2006
6
2005
5
2004
5
2003
4
2002
5
2001
5
2000
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Santa Cruz Sand Plant sits in Santa Cruz 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.
Santa Cruz County, California · Population 266,021
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$109,266
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
2024 Q3
0
0
0
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
0
0
0
2023 Q2
0
0
0
2023 Q1
40
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
890
0
0
0.0
Show 91 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3
664
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
633
3
0
4739.3
2022 Q1
795
1
1
1257.9
2021 Q4
751
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
532
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
710
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
753
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
656
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
673
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
745
1
0
1342.3
2020 Q1
818
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
713
5
2
7012.6
2019 Q3
1,095
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
967
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,266
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,336
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,205
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,212
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,257
1
0
795.5
2017 Q4
1,388
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,206
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,368
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,370
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,251
1
0
799.4
2016 Q3
1,194
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,316
2
0
1519.8
2016 Q1
773
1
0
1293.7
2015 Q4
1,316
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,218
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,205
1
0
829.9
2015 Q1
1,202
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,225
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,231
2
1
1624.7
2014 Q2
1,158
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,162
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,549
2
0
1291.2
2013 Q3
1,126
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,229
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,030
1
0
970.9
2012 Q4
1,121
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
882
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,138
1
0
878.7
2012 Q1
1,072
2
0
1865.7
2011 Q4
840
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,192
1
0
838.9
2011 Q2
1,114
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
832
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
760
3
3
3947.4
2010 Q3
933
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
833
3
2
3601.4
2010 Q1
956
3
0
3138.1
2009 Q4
747
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,047
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,520
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,402
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,920
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,404
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,499
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,563
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,040
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,288
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,226
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,781
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,579
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,005
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,965
2
0
674.5
2006 Q1
3,073
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,936
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,888
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,947
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,427
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,074
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,365
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,518
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,094
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,982
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,984
2
0
1008.1
2003 Q2
1,851
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,638
1
0
610.5
2002 Q4
1,786
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,631
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,831
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,645
2
0
548.7
2001 Q4
3,765
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,652
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,879
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,873
4
0
1392.3
2000 Q4
3,017
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,764
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,667
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,602
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2014 · 1 incident
November 24, 2014CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Rock Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Team member was rotating pump drive sheave by hand to check for contact with guard when finger became caught between sheave and v-belt.
As operator approached 5' to 6' pile, his loader was on an incline with bucket full of sand. As he put loader in reverse, a clump of material came off the top of the bucket and shattered the windshield. Loader tipped slightly backward and sand in bucket came into cab, crushing console and steering wheel. Employee sustained cut on right arm and fracture/bone chip in right ankle.
2007 · 1 incident
September 8, 2007CA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While unloading a 30 foot length of pipe, the end of the pipe toward the front of the vehicle slipped. The rear of the pipe "whipped" around, striking employee in the jaw and face.
2005 · 1 incident
February 16, 2005CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE ADVISED COMPANY ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2004 THAT HE HAD BEEN TREATING WITH HIS PERSONAL CHIROPRACTOR FOR LOW BACK PAIN. THE ADVISED FELT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY OPERATING THE SCRAPER.
1989 · 1 incident
September 28, 1989CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON