Mining Incidents

Yosemite Slate Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David R Butler
mariposa, Mariposa County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0400357

Yosemite Slate Quarry has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $187 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
19
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,552
proposed penalties
$2,199
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $353 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
52
inspections on record
516
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: 516 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Yosemite Slate Quarry has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $187 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$187
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-25.
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 4 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 16 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 26 4 0 153846.2
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 43 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 36 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 27 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,399 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,648 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,419 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 977 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 203 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 280 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 290 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 142 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 191 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 238 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 103 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 622 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,292 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,780 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 685 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 327 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 438 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 972 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,512 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 891 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,297 1 0 771.0
2017 Q3 1,465 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,464 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 253 1 1 3952.6
2016 Q3 1,549 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,551 1 0 644.7
2016 Q1 1,251 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,161 1 0 861.3
2015 Q3 1,594 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,530 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,380 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,296 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,390 1 1 719.4
2014 Q1 1,248 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,152 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,620 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,785 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,380 1 1 724.6
2012 Q4 984 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,035 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 288 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 691 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,095 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,614 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 732 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 821 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,139 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,244 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 664 1 0 1506.0
2008 Q4 1,171 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,473 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,020 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,564 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,390 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,003 3 0 1497.8
2007 Q2 1,805 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,353 1 0 739.1
2006 Q4 1,077 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,512 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,498 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,134 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,112 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,300 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,338 2 2 1494.8
2005 Q1 1,223 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,123 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,169 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,552 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,425 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,930 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,383 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,178 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,613 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,448 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,479 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,068 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,016 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,285 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,271 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,854 2 1 1078.7
2000 Q4 1,677 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,150 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,952 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,675 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2006 · 1 incident

January 20, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mariposa Flagstone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At 11 am EE rolled a rock on his right finger rt smashed the tip. Did not lose nail went to dr. and put in finger split.

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