Mining Incidents

Granite Construction Company operator

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
MSHA operator ID: L00039
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
377
Mines on record
57
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,599
citations
498
significant & substantial
$506,940
proposed penalties
$437,136
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $69,804 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,784
inspections on record
26,879
inspection hours
9.7
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.
2,599 citations across 26,879 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$507K
proposed penalties
$438K
current assessed
$437K
paid to date
$453
outstanding
2,560 assessments are final orders; 65 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
3
2024
2
2023
2
2021
2
2019
2
2018
2
2017
6
2016
2
2015
2
2014
5
2013
7
2012
1
2011
3
2010
4
2009
7
2008
10
2007
11 (1f)
2006
19
2005
12
2004
6
2003
12
2002
22
2001
15
2000
17
1999
15
1998
13
1997
10
1996
13
1995
17
1994
7
1993
13
1992
12
1991
15
1990
20
1989
13
1988
16
1987
7
1986
13
1985
9
1984
7
1983
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 12, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Granite Construction Co · Struck by falling object

Employee entered a trench and was struck by a large section of clay when a vertical wall of the trench collapsed.

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