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TULE RIVER/SUCCESS DAM: 257 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mitchell Brown
TULARE, Tulare County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405313

TULE RIVER/SUCCESS DAM has $64K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2007–2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
257
citations
58
significant & substantial
$63,538
proposed penalties
$62,797
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $741 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See PORTERVILLE ROCK AND RECYCLE INC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
1,521
inspection hours
16.9
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.
257 citations across 1,521 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2015-04-02.
On record since 2015.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

TULE RIVER/SUCCESS DAM has $64K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$64K
proposed penalties
$63K
current assessed
$63K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
254 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
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.
22.7%
significant & substantial
8.6%
high negligence or reckless
23.5%
reasonably likely or greater
45.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.8% none, 18.0% low, 72.5% moderate, 8.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 0% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
100%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K 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 2021-06-07.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2021-0232 Settlement Manning 2021 $1K → $1K
WEST20020180M Settlement Manning 2002 $655 → $55
WEST 2004-162-M Settlement Manning 2004 $466 → $325
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2026-04-15
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (16)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-04-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2025-05-21 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.56 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-02-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-02-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-07-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-07-30 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.48 Laborer, Bullgang
2017-07-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.32 0.17 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-07-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.41 10 0.04 Belt Crew
2014-04-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 1.79 0.15 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-11-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.72 0.21 Mechanic
2009-11-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.96 0.17 Cleanup Man
2002-04-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-04-17 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.43 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-03-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.41 0.11 Cleanup Man
2001-03-29 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.

TULE RIVER/SUCCESS DAM recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In California, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.42 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
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 0.00 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.
Ownership history
  1. Porterville Rock and Recycle Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 36
2025 40
2024 44
2023 43
2022 37
2021 35
2020 32
2019 32
2018 38
2017 34
2016 29
2015 29
2014 24
2013 20
2012 19
2011 18
2010 17
2009 18
2008 25
2007 20
2006 20
2005 18
2004 20
2003 20
2002 15
2001 14
2000 13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

TULE RIVER/SUCCESS DAM sits in Tulare 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.
Tulare County, California · Population 475,774
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$69,489
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
2026 Q2 29,641 4 2 134.9
2026 Q1 19,108 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 24,801 2 0 80.6
2025 Q3 22,760 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 20,774 6 2 288.8
2025 Q1 20,055 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 22,610 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 21,711 5 1 230.3
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 22,856 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 24,826 1 0 40.3
2023 Q4 21,675 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 26,360 2 1 75.9
2023 Q2 27,044 4 3 147.9
2023 Q1 18,649 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 22,258 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 18,711 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 21,679 5 2 230.6
2022 Q1 19,842 1 0 50.4
2021 Q4 18,369 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 19,465 3 2 154.1
2021 Q2 17,881 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 16,793 3 2 178.6
2020 Q4 18,877 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 18,460 4 3 216.7
2020 Q2 15,294 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 15,665 4 1 255.3
2019 Q4 19,266 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 16,368 2 0 122.2
2019 Q1 15,035 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 18,339 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 23,554 1 0 42.5
2018 Q2 24,249 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 18,060 4 0 221.5
2017 Q4 18,139 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 20,989 2 1 95.3
2017 Q2 20,065 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 15,747 1 0 63.5
2016 Q4 16,327 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 18,592 4 1 215.1
2016 Q2 13,681 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 13,689 3 0 219.2
2015 Q4 15,541 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 15,812 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 15,931 4 3 251.1
2015 Q1 13,765 26 6 1888.8
2014 Q4 14,260 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 14,383 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 12,489 10 2 800.7
2014 Q1 10,197 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,248 7 4 756.9
2013 Q3 9,674 4 1 413.5
2013 Q2 10,891 2 0 183.6
2013 Q1 9,785 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 11,860 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 10,667 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 11,623 4 0 344.1
2012 Q1 8,808 2 0 227.1
2011 Q4 10,382 2 0 192.6
2011 Q3 9,965 2 0 200.7
2011 Q2 9,751 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,572 5 4 583.3
2010 Q4 8,986 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,080 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,028 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,514 2 1 266.2
2009 Q4 5,943 7 2 1177.9
2009 Q3 9,329 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,268 2 1 319.1
2009 Q1 11,350 2 0 176.2
2008 Q4 15,426 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 17,132 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 13,808 9 1 651.8
2008 Q1 13,333 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,341 5 1 440.9
2007 Q3 13,690 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 11,115 3 0 269.9
2007 Q1 12,227 2 0 163.6
2006 Q4 11,279 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 13,014 2 0 153.7
2006 Q2 10,249 2 0 195.1
2006 Q1 9,701 2 0 206.2
2005 Q4 8,028 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,316 3 0 265.1
2005 Q2 10,061 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 9,158 9 1 982.7
2004 Q4 7,462 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,524 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 13,041 2 2 153.4
2004 Q1 6,749 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 8,993 7 5 778.4
2003 Q3 8,856 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 12,673 8 0 631.3
2003 Q1 10,398 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,398 14 2 1667.1
2002 Q3 8,450 8 0 946.7
2002 Q2 9,466 6 0 633.8
2002 Q1 6,247 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,012 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,902 6 0 869.3
2001 Q2 8,537 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,946 15 0 2159.5
2000 Q4 8,156 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,323 5 0 790.8
2000 Q2 8,307 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,177 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

November 5, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Porterville Rock and Recycle Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While flopping the (metal) "material fingers" the employee right index finger was pinched and while trying to remove his right index finger his left thumb was crushed on the left side.

2007 · 1 incident

January 2, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Porterville Rock and Recycle Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was washing the floor deck of a 355 Komatsu. Once finished he stepped down to the track and slipped with his right foot. His left foot became wedged in between the blade push beam and track frame as he fell from the top of the track to the ground level. The employee was immediately taken to the local emergency room and determined that he had broken his left ankle.