Mining Incidents

Academy Black Metal/Non-Metal

Clovis, Fresno County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0400231

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2002–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
90
citations
15
significant & substantial
$12,669
proposed penalties
$9,248
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,138 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,917 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,110 1 0 900.9
2024 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 96 5 0 52083.3
2024 Q1 3,450 1 0 289.9
2023 Q4 150 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,390 6 2 1769.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 29, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck against a moving object

Operator was backing up close to the edge at a berm and was facing the opposite way. Operator was pulled backwards by the counter weight, operator attempted to turn the machine to stop it from rolling into the ditch.

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2026 · 1 incident

January 7, 2026 CA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator OTHER
Cold Spring Granite Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was measuring a boulder, while navigating through the area employee was stepping up on boulders to see the shape, they felt pain in left groin area. Employee returned to work with restrictions, no lost time, no lost wages

2023 · 2 incidents

June 30, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Cold Spring Granite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was holding pendant with left hand, using right hand to wedge head of the boom on the rock buggy so it wouldn't damage unit over the weekend. Head of boom smashed finger while employee was using pendant to let it rest on the wedge. Laceration right index finger, sutures. No lost time.

March 22, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was working on quarry drill chain tension, pulling downward on chain to get out slack, when chain broke. Right arm bicep popped and muscle pain started with difficulty moving arm. No lost time. Prescription administered. Modified duty being accommodated.

2022 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by falling object

After breaking stone, employee walked in behind standing roughback to retrieve a wedge. They started walking out and roughback opened up and fell towards them, trapping their lower right leg/ankle underneath. Treated and released to modified duty, no lost time.

April 8, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was installing metal pins on excavator bucket, left hand was on bucket, pin was resting on piece of wood. Removed wood piece, pin dropped unexpectedly, crushing tip of left middle finger. Medical treatment sought, sutures applied, returned to work. No lost time, no lost wages.

2021 · 1 incident

October 27, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Cold Spring Granite Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had hearing test. It was determined employee has a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in the left ear.

2016 · 1 incident

August 22, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cold Spring Granite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying a part granite vertical slab with pry bar, attempting to place a wooden wedge between the slabs, when the pry bar slipped, rapidly closing slab back up, pinching tip of left index finger, causing loss of nail. No lost time.

2014 · 1 incident

July 16, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating derrick, applying brake of boom to keep load in control. Could feel pressure under knee cap, right knee got swollen. Employee continued to work, knee cap continued to bother him so he saw doctor on August 7th, released no restrictions, returned to work, no lost time. However, was given a prescription for medication.

2013 · 1 incident

June 12, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cold Spring Granite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was wedging stone, using a 60# wedge driver on 5' (22#) wedges, then pulling wedges out again. Does this repeatedly all day long. Felt pain in lower back, left side.

2003 · 1 incident

August 4, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cold Spring Granite Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

BASICALLY, EMPLOYEE STUMBLED OVER HIS OWN FEET WHEN HE WALKED AROUND THE LEG OF THE DERRICK WHILE HE WAS ON THE GROUND.

2002 · 1 incident