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: 449 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tracy Pit has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
59 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $492 in penalties contested before the Commission, $76 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-03-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 50%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
85%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$492 proposed, $76 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2006-06-16.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2005-06-02, 21 years ago
50%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz63 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (8)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2005-06-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
0.4
1.05
Washer Operator
2005-06-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.41
0.41
1.00
Mechanic
2005-06-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.38
0.33
1.15
Washer Operator
2005-06-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
1.26
0.28
Washer Operator
2002-05-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
0.77
0.26
Mechanic
2002-05-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.55
0.42
Scraper Operator
2002-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2002-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Tracy Pit recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.15 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In California, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.34 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
6.84
0.00
0.000
2005
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
3.83
0.00
0.000
2001 *
2.91
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2009
0
2008
30
2007
30
2006
30
2005
30
2004
27
2003
33
2002
28
2001
27
2000
21
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Tracy Pit sits in San Joaquin County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
San Joaquin County, California · Population 787,416
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$88,531
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
14,525
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
15,833
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
18,864
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
17,103
2
0
116.9
2007 Q4
18,835
1
0
53.1
2007 Q3
24,250
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2
24,702
10
3
404.8
2007 Q1
22,359
5
1
223.6
2006 Q4
21,365
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
23,137
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
23,137
2
0
86.4
2006 Q1
20,046
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
28,294
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
28,423
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
23,411
3
1
128.1
2005 Q1
20,370
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
13,087
4
1
305.6
2004 Q3
14,813
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
14,820
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
13,215
7
0
529.7
2003 Q4
17,552
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
19,677
2
0
101.6
2003 Q2
15,059
2
2
132.8
2003 Q1
11,205
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
11,817
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
12,970
7
3
539.7
2002 Q2
12,881
2
0
155.3
2002 Q1
14,494
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
17,672
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
20,363
7
5
343.8
2001 Q2
17,270
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
13,308
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
16,206
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
19,569
7
3
357.7
2000 Q2
13,089
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
10,181
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
41 on file
2006 · 4 incidents
November 17, 2006CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mud pump on clarifier exploded while EE was relieving preasure from top of pump causing hot rock and mud to splash on EE face and left arm. EE had light burns on face and 2nd degree burns on left forearm.
May 13, 2006CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was removing sprocket from drag chain inside clarifier, support chain come-a-long internal mechanism failed causing chain to fall and pinch EE's Left hand between sprocket and drag chain.
2002 · 1 incident
January 22, 2002CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
AFTER CUTTING POLYLINERS FOR THE GRIZZLY WITH A SKILL SAW, HE RETRACTED HIS BODY OVER THE LENGTHOF THE LAST CUT. THE SAW WAS OUT OF THE CUT, ON ITS SIDE WITH GUARD FULLY EXTENDED. HIS HAND & FINGER WERE PLACED OVER THE TRIGGER BUT THE SAW WAS NOT IN MOTION, AS HE RETRACTED THE SAW WAS ACTIVATED & CUT INTO HIS KNEE.
2001 · 1 incident
April 24, 2001CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE GRINDING ON THE SKIP LOADER SCRAPER A PIECE OF STEEL, MAY HAVE BEEN ON HANDS OR IN HIS EYE BROW NOT REALLY SURE BUT WENT INTO THIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT A SHIELD.
TRAVELING FORWARD RAN OVER WIND-ROW CAUSING EQUIPMENT TO ROCK WHICH CAUSED EMPL TO PLACE ALL OF HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT ELBOW.ARM WAS SETTING ON ARM REST,CAUSING PAIN IN SHOULDER.
August 2, 1991CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING STRIPPING CREW WITH ITS CHOKERS TO PULL OUT SOME EQUIPMENT THAT GOT STUCK IN THE MUDDY SECTION OF THE STRIPPING AREA. GOING BACK TO HIS WATER TRUCK, HIS RIGHT LEG WAS TWIS TED WHEN THE GROUND GAVE WAY AND HIS FOOT SANK INTO THE GROUND.
January 25, 1991CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE WELDING ON DECK REPAIRING BAD CROSS MEMBERS EMPLOYEE WAS IN BAD POSITION BY HIMSELF AND PULLING ON PIPE WHICH ROTATED HIS PELVIC. THIS ACTIVITY CAUSED HIS MUSCLES AROUND AREA TO BECOME T IGHT.
July 27, 1990CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
REMOVING BUCKET LINES FROM LOADER EQUIPMENT USING COME- A LONG TO PULL UP ON LINER WHILE CUTTING IT LOOSE. CUT LAST WELD AND LINER POPPED UP AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE AND RIGHT FOREARM.
September 14, 1989CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
GRIZZLEY FEEDER WAS PLUGGED AND MAN WAS SIGNALING LOADER TO PUSH IT OUT. ONE OF THE BARS ACROSS THE FEEDER CAME UP AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT. INJURED WAS STANDING TO CLOSE TO THE FEEDER.
August 21, 1989CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING PLANT EQUIP THAT HAD ARRAIVED ON A LOW BED TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LOW BED TRAILER NEXT TO EQUIP WHEN LOAD SHIFTED & EMPLOYEE JUMPED APPROX 31/2FT TO G ROUND & TWISTED KNEE LOAD DID NOT FALL IT WAS STABELIZED BY STRAPS TYING LOAD DOWN
July 26, 1989CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
MAN WAS U SING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A CONVEYOR BELT & KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND HE WAS TRYING TO TAKE TOO BIG A CUT WHICH CAUSED THE KNIFE TO SLIP
WHILE REPAIRHNING SCREEN HE BURNED ROPE IN TO THAT WAS SECURING TOP OF LADDER THAT HE WAS STANDING ON AND LADDER SLIPPED AND THE MAN FELL APPROX. SIX SEE AND INTO THE HOPPER HE WAS WORKING ON.
July 18, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WORKING IN TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES AND MORE WORKING TOO FAST AND NOT DRINKING ENOUGH WATER.
July 12, 1988CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
COMMUNICATION B9EAKDOWN BETWEEN PLANT SUPT AND I.NAME LEAD TO EMOTIONAL EXCHANGE OF WORDS BETWEEN THE TWO.VISITED DR WHO ADVISED REST AND A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM JOB TO RELIEVE STRESS/ANXIETY RES LTING FROM EVEN7.
June 8, 1987CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
MAN WAS INSTALL3NG CUTTING EDGE ONTO LOADER AND WAS HOLDING BOLT WITH LEFT HAND.USING AN IMPACT GUN IN RIGHT HAND. BOLT STARTED SPINNING WHEN NUT WAS TIGHTENED WITH GUN AND CUT FINGER.
1985 · 2 incidents
October 8, 1985CA · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS USING JUST METER TO CHECK WIRING ON CONVYERO C6 WHEN A WIRE CAME OUT OF CIRCUIT AND BREAKER AND SHORTED TO INCOMING LINE THIS CAUSED BURNS TO FACE EYES AND HANDS .
1984 · 2 incidents
November 28, 1984CA · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
WHILE HOLDING A CLEANING BAR AGAINST PULLEY WIPER HE LOOKED THE OTHER WAY & BELT GRABBED BAR & PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN FRAME & BAR. COMPOUND FRACTURE OF LEFT HAND LACERATION OF LEFT RING & LIT TLE FINGER HE HAD TO GO BACK FOR SURGERY ON FINGERS