Mining Incidents

Sloan Canyon Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Calmat Company · Surface
Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
El Cajon, San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0403027

Sloan Canyon Plant has $2K 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
13
Years on record
1988–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
26
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,219
proposed penalties
$1,997
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $222 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
180
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: 180 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sloan Canyon Plant has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-11-08.
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
2003 Q4 2,426 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,841 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,848 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,545 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,003 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,101 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,097 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,919 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 3,098 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,175 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,473 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,368 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,313 6 0 1391.1
2000 Q3 4,629 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,098 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,105 20 3 3917.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2001 · 1 incident

April 28, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WENT TO CO. DR. ON 4-30-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN PULLING A FUEL INJECTION UNTI OUT OF THE EXCAVATOR, EE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.

2000 · 1 incident

March 16, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Calmat Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 3/17/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE GIVING HAND SIGNALS TO EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, A PIECE OF METAL OR ROCK SHOT OUT FROM UNDER TRAC OF DRAGLINE AND HIT EE I N THE NECK.

1999 · 4 incidents

July 30, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHEN HOSING OFF DECK EE PULLED HOSE & PULLED MUSCLE I LOWER BACK

April 30, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL WEIGHING 100 POUNDS, EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN IN RIGHT AND LEFT SHOULDERS. INFORMATION NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 05/19/99.

March 17, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company · Struck by flying object

WELDING SPLATTER POPPED UNDER THE HOOD AND GLASSES AND GOT INTO EYE. J-HOOK END BROKE OFF WHEN BEING PULLED BY 9/80 RUBBER TIRE LOADER AND HIT ME ON THE HEAD.

January 6, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calmat Company · Fall from machine

STEPPED ON LOWER CONVEYOR FRAME WHICH BROKE AND CAUSED EE TO FALL FORWARD.

1998 · 1 incident

October 28, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calmat Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO GET INTO LOADER.

1996 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING CABLE ON DRAGLINE FELT A TEARING SENSATION IN ABDOMEN.

September 19, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A DRAG CHAIN AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

1995 · 2 incidents

October 6, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING UP AFTER A JOB. HE WENT TO MOVE A STUB SHAFT AND IT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE THE SHARP EDGE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND BELOW THE LITTLE FINGER.

July 28, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS REPAIRING ON A GRIZZLY FEEDER WHICH OCNSISTE DOF CLIMBING, LIFTING AND CHIPPING OUT MATERIAL. HE TWISTED TO GET OUT OF CONFINED SPACE AND INJURED LOWER BACK. W DID NO T LEARN HE INJURED HIS BACK AT THAT TIME UNTIL 8-14-95.

1989 · 1 incident

December 6, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Calmat Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD UP TO GO AND GET A BOLT IN THE REAPIR TRUCK AND WALKED INTO A 1/4" ROCK SCREEN AND HIT THE CORNER OF IT.

1988 · 1 incident

October 19, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Struck against stationary object

CHECKING GATE NO.1, INSIDE SAND CLASSIFIER, EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT IN THE DARK AND HIT A PIECE OF STEEL CUTTING LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

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