Mining Incidents

SOILS PLUS Metal/Non-Metal

Soiland Co., Inc. · Surface
Cotati, Sonoma County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0404638

SOILS PLUS has $542 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1993–2023
Latest incident
Jun 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$542
proposed penalties
$542
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
17
inspections on record
158
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: 158 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SOILS PLUS has $542 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$542
proposed penalties
$542
current assessed
$542
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-09-14.
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
2025 Q4 2,890 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,031 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,681 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,129 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,098 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,893 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,583 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,116 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,594 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,494 1 0 222.5
2023 Q2 4,163 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,574 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,475 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,040 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,176 3 0 718.4
2004 Q4 113 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 899 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 252 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 6,060 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,343 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 219 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 182 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 468 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,332 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 335 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 733 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 286 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 13 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 97 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 104 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 18 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 90 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 357 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 888 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

June 6, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Soiland Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee is an office employee, not a miner. EE was moving a small concrete statue that was dropped off by a customer for recycling in the parking lot area. The employee walked up to the area in the parking lot to place the statue and as EE walked away, EE's foot slid and EE rolled EE's left ankle.

2022 · 1 incident

October 6, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Soiland Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was trying to loosen a 3-inch coupler. They pulled the pipe wrench and put their whole body into it. As they pulled down and it started to loosen, they felt a muscle pull on the right side of lower back.

1995 · 1 incident

June 12, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cheney Gulch Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

CLEANING CONVEYOR #8 TWISTED KNEE & INJURED LIGAMENT WHEN HE JUMPED DOWN FROM CONVEYOR

1994 · 2 incidents

December 27, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cheney Gulch Quarry Inc · Struck against stationary object

RETRIEVING JUMPER CABLES, DUCKING UNDER AIR CLEANER, HIT HARD HAT ON AIRCLEANER, SOMEHOW INJURED NECK.

December 19, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cheney Gulch Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OFF A ROUND ROLLER WHENTAHE TOOL BEING USED CAUGHT THE ROLLER, SPUN AROUND, AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEAST, LACERATING IT.

1993 · 2 incidents

May 20, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cheney Gulch Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET STEEL OUT OF THE GROUND, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT. NO SKIN WAS BROKEN, NO BLOOD SHED, NO BROKEN BONES AS OF 5/24/93. EMPLOYEE WAS IN S EVERE PAIN AND FOOT BADLY BRUISED. WILL BE CHECKED AGAIN FOR BROKEN BONES IN 1 WEEK.

March 23, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cheney Gulch Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOLT WITH HIS HAND AGAINST THE PIN TO BE REMOVED. WHEN THE PIN WAS KNOCKED OUT WITH A HAMMER, THE BOLT WENT INTO A HOLE AND SHIFTED, PINCHING THE LEFT THUMB BETW EEN CONVEYOR FRAME AND BOLT. NO SKIN WAS BROKEN, NO BLOOD SHED, NO BROKEN BONES.

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