VALLEY SALT Metal/Non-Metal
WEST COAST AGGREGATE SUPPLY INC.
· Surface
Controlled by
John R Struiksma
Vidal Junction,
San Bernardino County,
CA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405950
VALLEY SALT has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
40
citations
19
significant & substantial
$22,640
proposed penalties
$19,702
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,938 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2020
14
inspections on record
404
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 404 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 SALT has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$23K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 3,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,004 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,642 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,322 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,793 | 8 | 1 | 1669.1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 4,793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 4,410 | 2 | 2 | 453.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4,441 | 5 | 3 | 1125.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 6,112 | 5 | 0 | 818.1 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,877 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 8,715 | 3 | 2 | 344.2 |
| 2021 Q2 | 6,071 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 5,596 | 16 | 11 | 2859.2 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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