Cantera Carraizo Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPL WAS CLEANING ELECTRIC BRAKER MADE CONTACT WITH POINT BRUSH EXPLOSION OCCURRED & EMPL WAS SEVERELY BURNED.
Cantera Carraizo Inc operator
Controlled by
Alfonso M Diaz Jr
MSHA operator ID: L12778
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
191
citations
71
significant & substantial
$76,203
proposed penalties
$61,949
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,254 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
189
inspections on record
1,746
inspection hours
10.9
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.191 citations across 1,746 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$76K
proposed penalties
$62K
current assessed
$62K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
186 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 22 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 11 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 10 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 10 non-fatal
- OTHER 9 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
2
2024
1
2023
5
2021
8
2020
4
2019
4
2015
2
2012
1
2011
1
2010
1
2009
3
2008
1
2007
2
2006
1
2005
2
2003
4
2001
1
2000
4
1999
1
1998
1
1997
2
1996
2
1994
1
1993
3
1992
1
1991
3 (1f)
1990
2
1989
4
1988
1
1987
1
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
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