Mining Incidents

Speciality Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Simi Valley, Ventura County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405134

Speciality Sand Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
43
Years on record
1991–2010
Latest incident
Feb 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1994
105
citations
22
significant & substantial
$15,540
proposed penalties
$14,836
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $704 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
32
inspections on record
742
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: 742 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Speciality Sand Plant has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
104 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-04-12.
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
2010 Q3 8,900 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,310 10 2 1203.4
2010 Q1 7,960 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,510 3 1 399.5
2009 Q3 8,354 7 0 837.9
2009 Q2 9,060 5 0 551.9
2009 Q1 9,160 3 0 327.5
2008 Q4 9,550 0 0 0.0
Show 35 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q3 10,680 7 2 655.4
2008 Q2 11,870 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 10,750 12 5 1116.3
2007 Q4 12,480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 13,280 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,320 2 0 150.2
2007 Q1 13,070 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 12,700 3 0 236.2
2006 Q3 12,690 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 13,310 1 0 75.1
2006 Q1 12,000 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 12,200 1 1 82.0
2005 Q3 12,600 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 13,300 3 0 225.6
2005 Q1 13,940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 13,430 6 1 446.8
2004 Q3 12,700 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 13,330 11 2 825.2
2004 Q1 12,800 4 2 312.5
2003 Q4 12,010 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 13,330 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 12,560 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 11,490 5 1 435.2
2002 Q4 12,340 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 13,740 5 2 363.9
2002 Q2 15,220 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 14,450 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 17,480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 17,070 14 1 820.2
2001 Q2 16,560 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 14,320 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 13,800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 14,850 2 1 134.7
2000 Q2 15,600 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,730 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

43 on file

2010 · 1 incident

February 25, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was lifting a 3/4" plywood sheet top board to put between layers of pallets. Hit his left upper thigh with plywood sheet.

2008 · 1 incident

August 13, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to this truck from the pond. He stepped over a pipe on a slope and twisted his knee.

2007 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee bent down to pick up 100 lb bag of sand. He didn't bend at the knees. When he lifted the bag he felt a pull in his lower back.

April 2, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
P W Gillibrand Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking up the stairs at the Specialty Plant. He felt his knee pop. Employee did not report this until April 9, 2007.

2006 · 3 incidents

July 13, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking on the catwalk stepped to the ground, stepped on a rock and twisted left ankle.

June 22, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stacking reject bags on a pallet, noticed another conveyor was having problems. Hurried to complete stacking the reject conveyor by lifting, turning & throwing the bags. Thus extending and straining his back muscles.

April 5, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS REPAIRING THE BAGHOUSE SCREW CONVEYOR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.

2005 · 2 incidents

February 9, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
P W Gillibrand Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE CLAIMING INJURIES DUE TO HIS REGULAR DUTIES WHILE EMPLOYED AT P W GILLIBRAND FROM 02/2001 - 02/09/2005

2004 · 4 incidents

October 16, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Raising a flat plate of steel with a winch, it caught on an angle and swung into a ladder, caught left hand.

August 18, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS GOING INTO THE PLANT DRIVEWAY TO HAUL AWAY MATERIAL FROM THE PLANT. HE RAN INTO SIDE OF PLANT

July 12, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was placing bag on the filling tube. He put his hand too far. Clamp came down on his finger.

July 7, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was placing bag on the filling tube. He put his hand too far. Clamp came down on his finger.

2003 · 1 incident

December 13, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF 8" RUBBER PIPE APPROXIMATELY 8' LONG. AS THEY APPROACHED THE AREA THAT THE PIPE WAS TO BE INSTALLED IN, ONE EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND TO OBSERVE HIS PATH. HE THEN TURNED AND WALKED FORWARD AND HIS RIGHT KNEE WENT OUT

2002 · 1 incident

May 20, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING UP STEEL TO THROW AWAY. WHEN HE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF STEEL IT SLIPPED FROM HIS RIGHT HAND AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND INJURING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 18, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HOISTING
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TRYING TO FIX ELEVATOR ON PALETIZER AFTER BEING TOLD NOT TO TOUCH IT SEVERA TIMES BY HIS FOREMAN. HE TOLD ONE OF HIS CO WORKERS TO START THE ELEVATOR WHILE HE TRIED TO REPLACE A BOLT. H IS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR ANDTHE IRON BAR.

July 21, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by powered moving object

TWO TRUCK DRIVERS WERE PLAYING TOPS ON THE LOADING PAD AND WERE OUT OF THEIR TRUCKS, DISOBEYING OUR COMPANY REGULATIONS, FAILED TO FOLLOW RULES ON SIGN ENTERING THE COMPANY. FORKLIFT DRIVER WA S PULLING OUT THE PALLET, TRYING TO AVOID RIPPING ANY OTHER PALLETS, HE WAS KEEPING AN EYE IN FRONT OF HIM, THEN TURNED HIS HEAD BACK AT THE SAME TIME HE HIT DRIVER.DROVE OVER TOES,LEG CAUGHT

1999 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck against a moving object

EE USING HIS OWN VEHICLE, DRIVING ON THE WRONG HAUL ROAD BACK TO THE PLANT, LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED HIS P/U.

February 6, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING EMKPTY PALLET FROM THE STACK AND DROPPED THE PALLET ON HIS FOOT.

1996 · 2 incidents

July 12, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ADJUSTING HUMMERS AND HE WAS TIGHTENING NUT ON HUMMER HEAD USING A WRENCH AND HAMMER. NUT ON HUMMER SCREEN WAS LOOSE, CAUSING EMP TO HITHAND WITH HAMMER.

January 17, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE BAGGING MACHINE FOR 50# BAGS & HE FORGOT TO TURN THE AIR TO THE MACHINE OFF.

1995 · 1 incident

March 3, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO DRYER WHEN SAN DGOT IN HIS EYE.

1994 · 2 incidents

March 17, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO EMPLOYEES.

January 19, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P W Gillibrand Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PLANT ON THE 4TH FLOOR & FELL THROUGH REMOVED GRATING & CUT RT LEG ABOVE ANKLE

1993 · 5 incidents

December 20, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAG SOF SAND AND HURT RIGHT ARM.

October 30, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCHES AND AIR RATCHET AND TWISTED BACK.

April 7, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATES THAT FROM 8-91 TO 4-7-93 HE HAS EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN AND LEFT SHOULDER PAIN DUE TO HEAVY LIFTING AND BENDING HE ALSO STATES THAT APRIL 7 1993 HE WAS ASSAULTED BY CO WORKERS AND WAS WORKING UNDER STRESS AND HARASSMENT.

March 1, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING 6" FLEXIBLE HOSE, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN RESULTING IN A HERNIA.

January 19, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A 3-TON CHAIN COM-A-LONG, PULLING UP SCRUBBER #3 TO REPLACE PADDLES AND WHILE PULLING ON CHAIN LEFT SHOULDER GAVE OUT.

1992 · 7 incidents

October 5, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SPRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES WHILE REBUILDING THE SLURRY PUMP EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LARGE PARTS TO A SLURRY PUMP.

August 18, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WAS DOING REGULAR JOB AND EXPEREINCED PAIN IN CHEST AND RIGHT ARM. LOST 4 DAYS OF WORK. WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK 8/24/92 WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

July 23, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck against stationary object

54736YEE WAS CHECKING TANKS & WAS GOING DOWN STAIRWAY TOO FAST & CUT UPPER LEFT EYE

June 12, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT 6" LINE THAT HAD PLUGGED. THERE WAS AMINE IN PIPE AND WAS SPLASHED ON ARMS AND BACK.

May 21, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WELDING AND THE WIND BLEW HIS MASK OFF.HE STATES THAT HE CONTINUED WELDING WITHOUT MASK AND RECEIVED BURNS TO BOTH EYES.HE WAS TREATED AT PLESANT VALLEY HOSPITAL,GI VEN MEDICATION TO EYES,ALSO A PATCH FOR LEFT EYEAND WAS TOLD NO DRIVING AND MODIFIED WORK AND NO WELDING FOR ONE DAY.

February 3, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON TOP DECK OF WET SCREEN WITH HAND TOOLDS. HE PULLED HIS BACK WHEN LIFTING SCREEN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2/3/92 AND FIRST TREATMENT WAS 2/24/92. EMPLOYEE RETUR NED TO WORK WITH NO LOST WORK DAYS BUT HAD MODIFIED WORK FOR 3 DAYS AND WAS GIVEN TYLENOL #3/SOMA/MOTRIN AND BED REST.

January 21, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P W Gillibrand Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING OVER IRON BEAM AFTER CHECKING ON BAD ROLLER. HE JUMPED OFF BEAM AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE ON CATWLK WHEN HE LANDED.

1991 · 7 incidents

December 12, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING A TRENCH WITH JACK HAMMER & S TRAINED BACK

August 19, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING SAND.

June 3, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS TAKING BAG MATERIAL OFF CONVEYOR AND CUT MIDDLE ON RIGHT HAND.

May 28, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WASWALKING NEXT TO ELEVATOR FEED BELT AND THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN#8 BIN OVER THE ELEVATOR FEED BELT. FOREIGN BODIES WENT INTO EYES.,

May 1, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING IMPACT GUN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS PULLED BACK

March 30, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck against stationary object

CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WHEN CUTTING RUBBER HOSE INNERLINED WITH WIRE.

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