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Sparrock Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Joy Engineering · Surface

Controlled by Rick Joy

Vinton, Plumas County, CA  ·  Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 0405515

Sparrock Pit has $2K 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

1

Years on record

2025

Latest incident

Oct 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

20

citations

5

significant & substantial

$1,785

proposed penalties

$1,785

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2002

28

inspections on record

246

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: 246 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sparrock Pit has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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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

19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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	16	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	567	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,037	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	41	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	5	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	665	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	903	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,578	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	31	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	71	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	59	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	25	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	12	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	231	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	11	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	18	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	160	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	0	0	0
2021 Q2	81	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	518	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	264	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	828	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	581	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	233	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	208	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	1,212	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	1,525	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	207	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	216	1	1	4629.6
2018 Q3	1,225	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	495	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	774	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	332	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	0	1	0
2017 Q2	62	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	19	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	0	0	0
2016 Q3	17	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	0	0	0
2016 Q1	511	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	2	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	247	1	0	4048.6
2015 Q2	432	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	174	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	35	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	405	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	2	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	0	0	0
2013 Q4	194	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	0	0	0
2013 Q2	2	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q4	0	0	0
2012 Q3	140	1	0	7142.9
2012 Q2	710	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	226	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	275	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	1,216	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	756	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	491	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	30	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	128	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	930	3	2	3225.8
2010 Q1	23	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	266	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,824	1	1	548.2
2009 Q2	1,681	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	125	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	394	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	51	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	2,916	5	1	1714.7
2008 Q1	296	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	795	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	186	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	188	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	327	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	15	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	45	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	1,222	6	0	4910.0
2006 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	36	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	2,173	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	553	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	13	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	93	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	79	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	1	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	681	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	39	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	25	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	445	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	2,008	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	669	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2025 · 1 incident

October 31, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Joy Engineering · Fall from machine

Employee was getting out of loader stepped on first step and fell backwards. Employee has had lower back pain.

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