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STRINGER PIT Metal/Non-Metal

BROWNS VALLEY, Yuba County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405403

STRINGER PIT has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $295 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2010–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
12
significant & substantial
$13,253
proposed penalties
$12,958
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $295 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
720
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: 720 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

STRINGER PIT has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $295 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$295
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 3,149 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,838 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,963 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,247 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,083 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,718 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,158 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,930 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,281 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,698 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,944 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,406 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,296 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,716 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,449 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,051 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,620 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,120 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,976 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,520 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,817 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,046 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,596 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,289 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,432 1 0 291.4
2019 Q3 3,704 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,346 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,903 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,948 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,768 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,301 1 0 302.9
2018 Q1 3,010 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,897 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,194 3 0 939.3
2017 Q2 3,431 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,619 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,967 5 0 1685.2
2016 Q3 3,367 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,256 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,138 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,615 3 0 1147.2
2015 Q3 3,675 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,807 3 1 788.0
2015 Q1 3,222 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,856 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,365 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,959 3 1 1013.9
2014 Q1 2,901 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,714 4 0 1077.0
2013 Q3 3,282 1 0 304.7
2013 Q2 3,142 3 0 954.8
2013 Q1 2,849 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,599 8 2 3078.1
2012 Q3 2,897 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,972 2 0 672.9
2012 Q1 2,842 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,852 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,404 4 1 1175.1
2011 Q2 3,188 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,573 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,694 1 0 371.2
2010 Q3 3,140 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,991 3 1 1003.0
2010 Q1 2,488 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,161 1 1 462.7
2009 Q3 3,130 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,009 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,448 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,080 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,993 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,708 1 0 369.3
2008 Q1 2,613 1 1 382.7
2007 Q4 2,727 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,696 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,922 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,493 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,559 1 0 390.8
2006 Q3 2,235 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,331 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,467 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,578 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,682 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,605 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,496 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,642 3 2 1827.0
2004 Q3 1,879 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,575 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,109 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,130 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,214 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 988 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,130 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 611 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 560 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,193 1 0 838.2
2002 Q1 1,017 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,133 3 0 2647.8
2001 Q3 1,394 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 711 4 2 5625.9
2001 Q1 644 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 706 1 0 1416.4
2000 Q3 727 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 633 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

September 20, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silica Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was clearing accumulated rock from conveyor when rock was dislodged and struck miner in the leg and ankle causing contusions and abrasion.

2015 · 1 incident

June 29, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silica Resources, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner hyper-extended big toe while working on pipe. Miner was pushing pipe with foot when injury happened. Miner reported heat related injury on 6/30/15 and went to Urgent Care on 7/1/15. While there, doctor cleaned up infected big toe. Miner reported big toe injury to Supervisor on 7/5/15. Miner was admitted to hospital on 7/3/15.

2012 · 1 incident

September 22, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Silica Resources, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Changing a screen on our McClosky, came down the ladder and stepped wrong and twisted his knee.

2010 · 1 incident

April 9, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Silica Resources, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Miner was lubing screen. When he stepped away from screen, he stepped on cobble twisting left ankle. Miner reported incident on April 13, 2010, at 7:00 a.m. He left the site on 4/13/10 and went to Comp Clinic to get ankle checked out.

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