Mining Incidents

Southdown California Aggregates operator

Controlled by Southdown Inc
MSHA operator ID: L17003
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
119
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1990–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45
citations
19
significant & substantial
$7,208
proposed penalties
$7,208
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
145
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: 145 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
4
2000
8
1999
10
1998
17
1997
9
1996
14
1995
9 (1f)
1994
11
1993
6
1992
12
1991
10
1990
9

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 30, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

FELT PAIN IN BACK UNABLE TO GET UP ON THE FOLLOWING DAY. WAS SHOVELING DIRT UNDER THE CONVEYOR.

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