Mining Incidents

Valley Rock Products-Orland Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Eugene B Ceccotti
Orland, Glenn County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0401996

Valley Rock Products-Orland has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
1986–2026
Latest incident
Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
181
citations
36
significant & substantial
$35,840
proposed penalties
$35,689
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
72
inspections on record
832
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: 832 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Valley Rock Products-Orland has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
180 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-01.
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
2025 Q4 5,934 5 0 842.6
2025 Q3 6,899 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,168 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,484 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,407 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,685 2 0 260.2
2024 Q2 7,153 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,832 1 0 171.5
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,769 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,000 6 2 1000.0
2023 Q2 6,628 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,840 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,082 6 1 1180.6
2022 Q3 5,959 2 0 335.6
2022 Q2 6,024 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,812 1 0 172.1
2021 Q4 5,963 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,216 3 0 482.6
2021 Q2 5,879 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,034 7 2 1160.1
2020 Q4 6,546 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,917 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,774 3 0 519.6
2020 Q1 5,624 3 1 533.4
2019 Q4 5,426 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,523 1 0 181.1
2019 Q2 6,952 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,902 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,877 4 1 581.6
2018 Q3 6,897 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,574 2 2 304.2
2018 Q1 6,159 3 0 487.1
2017 Q4 5,691 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,174 6 1 1159.6
2017 Q2 3,593 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,556 6 0 1687.3
2016 Q4 4,523 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,215 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,321 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,251 5 1 1176.2
2015 Q4 3,723 4 1 1074.4
2015 Q3 3,869 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,040 7 2 1732.7
2015 Q1 3,765 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,180 7 1 1674.6
2014 Q3 4,325 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,986 2 0 501.8
2014 Q1 3,590 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,977 2 0 671.8
2013 Q3 3,433 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,616 1 0 276.5
2013 Q1 3,534 8 2 2263.7
2012 Q4 3,454 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,893 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,882 4 1 819.3
2012 Q1 3,163 3 0 948.5
2011 Q4 3,930 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,611 1 0 216.9
2011 Q2 4,151 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,407 8 0 2348.1
2010 Q4 2,841 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,979 1 0 251.3
2010 Q2 4,718 7 2 1483.7
2010 Q1 3,662 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,040 5 1 992.1
2009 Q3 5,663 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,546 2 0 305.5
2009 Q1 11,623 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 14,153 5 1 353.3
2008 Q3 15,322 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 13,558 3 0 221.3
2008 Q1 12,247 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 14,986 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 16,346 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 14,720 2 0 135.9
2007 Q1 10,451 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 15,970 2 0 125.2
2006 Q3 19,631 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 18,619 1 0 53.7
2006 Q1 16,008 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 15,701 6 3 382.1
2005 Q3 16,637 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 14,072 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 11,792 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 14,472 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 13,241 5 1 377.6
2004 Q2 13,994 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 11,253 4 2 355.5
2003 Q4 12,377 1 0 80.8
2003 Q3 12,532 5 2 399.0
2003 Q2 13,182 4 0 303.4
2003 Q1 11,417 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 14,390 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 14,259 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 15,282 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 12,231 1 0 81.8
2001 Q4 12,354 3 2 242.8
2001 Q3 11,496 1 0 87.0
2001 Q2 14,609 6 2 410.7
2001 Q1 11,923 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10,381 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 10,798 3 2 277.8
2000 Q2 10,878 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,647 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

2026 · 1 incident

June 5, 2026 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Miner drove freightliner truck off haul road hit highwall and injured EE's back.

2021 · 1 incident

March 5, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting of fabricated steel bar resulting in a lower back muscle pull.

2015 · 1 incident

May 7, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Employee claims that the seat in the 980 cat loader caused back problems. That the seat did not have lumbar support. Employee was observed on 5/6/2015 not being able to walk with out pain, EE was ask if hurt at work, EE replied no that back has been bothering EE. A work comp claim was not filed until 8/27/2015. Employee never filed report of injury at work.

2013 · 1 incident

June 13, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee lifted pit truck hood and felt back pain in his back. He continued working for approximately one month at this time he went to the doctor on 07/16/2013. The doctor put employee on restricted work duty at this time. Because of the restricted work duty, we have been unable to accommodate this employee. He is still currently off of work.

2010 · 1 incident

May 27, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Standing on machine and slipped. Reached out and hung on to air filter housing and pulled tendon in wrist.

2009 · 1 incident

March 12, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Valley Rock Products · Struck by falling object

Welding cross member on mixer truck. Lifted hood to look at weld, cooled copper fragment from weld scratched R eyeball.

2008 · 2 incidents

May 10, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Collison with concrete bridge w/pit truck #210 causing a laceration to head and cervical strain.

April 11, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing on equipment and tightening chain binder that holds equipment together.

2007 · 3 incidents

May 14, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Strain while shoveling trench resulting in right abdominal strain including groin.

March 7, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Struck by falling object

Mechanic was working on truck H2O tank. Tank slipped from mount and hit his left forearm - contusion - no fracture.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 9, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cleaning material from conveyor drum pulley - metal bar used for cleaning got caught in pulley and hit hand (fingers) against machinery.

September 2, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a muffler with a hole in it. He had his finger near the hole when another employee kicked the muffler. Hole flexed and cut his left pinky fingertip with fingernail also.

2004 · 1 incident

September 20, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Rock Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee setting jack to take weight of transmission on mixer truck 1984 Mack. Caught finger....laceration - finger nail - bone crack left ring finger.

2002 · 1 incident

November 11, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING DEBRIS OUT FROM THE CRUSHER TUNNEL REPEATED USE OF SHOVEL CAUSED A STRAIN ON EE LEFT WRIST

1999 · 2 incidents

June 22, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products Inc · Fall from machine

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEP OUT OFF HAULER HE MISSEDTHE 1ST STEP LOST HIS BALANCE & FELLTO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK SIDE

January 21, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Rock Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE EE WAS USING A 5' STEEL PRYBAR TO CLEAN MUD & DEBRIS TO BREAK LOOSE MUD AND SAND FROM THE BOTTOM OF SHAKER ON CRUSHER, HE HIT HIS ARM ON THE PLATE ON THE SIDE OF THE SHAKER.

1998 · 3 incidents

June 29, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Valley Rock Products Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INSECT BITE TO RT CALF-ALLRE Y

June 29, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES THAT AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE WATER TRUCK HE WAS UNABLE TO STAND ERECT.

May 18, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS REMOVING THE PINION HOUSING FROM THE SCRAPER IT SLIPPED, HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD. EE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. EE WAS TAKEN TO TH E ER FOR TREATMENT.

1997 · 1 incident

July 21, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Rock Products Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RETURNING TO THE PLANT WITH THE SCRAPER SCARPER HIT A BUMP ON THE DIRT ROAD WHICH JARRED THE EE IN THE SEAT. THUS, CAUSING HIM TO BRUISE HIS KIDNEY.

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 4 incidents

December 19, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHIILE PULLING THE STARTER OUT OF A 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK, AS HE LIFTED THE STARTER FELT A SNAP IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

October 13, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE LIFTING A LARGE DIRT CLOD FROM THE CRUSHERPLANT, DIRT CLOD SLIPPED AND LANDED ON EMP RIGHTFOOT.

May 2, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE INSTALLING RIPPER TEETH ON A 1150B DOZER, RIPPER UNIT CAME LOOSE, SWINGING FORWARD, PINNING EE'S LEFT FOOT BETWEEN RIPPER TOOTH & THE DOZER TRACK.

January 27, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT THE GEAR OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL FROM THE LOADER (UNIT # 312). THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING AT THAT TIME, BUT OVER THE WEEKEND BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME S ORENESS IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER AREA. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 1-31-95 THAT HIS SHOULDER AND ARM WERE SORE. ON 2-1-95 HE DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD GO TO THE DOCTOR.

1994 · 2 incidents

June 20, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CHANGING SCREENS ON THE TOP DECK OF THE WASH PLANT, FINGERS WERE PINCHED WHEN PUTTING SCREEN IN PLACE.

April 7, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING TO PLATFORM STATION WHERE EMP STANDS AND WATCHES BELT OF WASH PLANT. HE STATED THAT HE TRIPPED ON SOME DEBRIS AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST. THIS OCCURED ON 4-7-94, AT WHICH TIME EE STATED THAT HIS WRIST SORE. THEN ON 4-11-94, EMP INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT ON 4-7-94 HE FELL AND HURT HIS WRIST AND IT WAS VERY SORE.

1991 · 1 incident

August 20, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING A HYDRAULIC HOSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE,THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING FIRST FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

1988 · 1 incident

February 19, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL LIFTING OXYGEN TANK OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK.WHILE LIFTING IT OUT HE FELL BACK AND OXYGEN TANK FELL ON HIM CAUSING TUFT FX WITH 2 LACERATIONS ON LEFT 5TH DIGIT.

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 4 incidents

May 10, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS LAYING ON 4ETAL VALVE REPAIRING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN SORENESS IN CHEST & RIBS AREA.

April 14, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Rock Products Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE UNLOADING3TRUCK & STANDING ON T HE REAR STEP TO UNLATCH THE REAR GATE HE SLIPPED & FELL ON RIGT SHOULDER RESULTING IN INJURY TO SHOULDER & BACK.

April 4, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING ALU4IUM PIPE WITH MUD IN IT AND HAD A PAIN IN SHOULDER AND NECK AND ALSO HEARD POPPING SOUND ACCOMPANING PAIN.

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