Mining Incidents

River Rock Plant Metal/Non-Metal

CalMat Co · Surface
Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Fresno, Fresno County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401711

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Jul 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
128
citations
23
significant & substantial
$17,707
proposed penalties
$15,291
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
2020 Q4 352 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 560 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 375 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 169 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 426 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 261 1 0 3831.4
2018 Q3 708 1 1 1412.4
2018 Q2 1,093 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2017 · 1 incident

July 14, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

On 7/17/17 the employee requested medical treatment, was diagnosed with a right hip strain and was placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated. The employee was laying on their back on top of a bottom deck screen pushing out one screen panel toward the discharge end with both legs in a squat type motion resulting in R-Hip pain.

2012 · 1 incident

May 14, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
CalMat Co · Struck against a moving object

On 6/1/12 the employee requested medical treatment, was taken to the company clinic and was prescribed physical therapy for a sprained left shoulder. The employee alleged that he jammed his L-shoulder on an arm rest of a loader while stock piling. He was returned to full duty on 6/1/12.

2010 · 1 incident

September 14, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CalMat Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 9/14/10 The employee was taken to the hospital and received staples for a L-knee laceration. The employee was cutting a plastic piece of guarding with a utility knife when he lost control of his arm motion and hit the inner leg with the knife. The employee was returned to regular duty on 9/14/10.

2009 · 1 incident

November 30, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Struck by falling object

The employee went to the company clinic on 11/30/09 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee was removing a wear plate from the side of a loader bucket, when the plate fell and hit his R-foot.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CalMat Co · Fall onto or against objects

The employee was taken to the company clinic on 11/17, received 10 stitches and was placed on restricted duty. Employee tripped on a steel tube and fell on the dust sealing ring from a cone crusher resulting in a R-hand laceration.

October 2, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Struck against stationary object

The employee went to the company clinic on 10/3/08 and was placed on restricted duty. A burnt out light bulb on the mixer truck broke while being changed by employee, causing a lacerationto L-thumb, requiring sutures.

2007 · 4 incidents

October 5, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CalMat Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee went to an emergency room on 10/05/2007, received stitches, and placed on restricted duty. The employee was cutting zip ties with a box knife cutter and lacerated his left forearm.

August 21, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee requested to go to the company clinic on 8/23/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While moving a shaker screen, the employee slipped on a loose pile of rock resulting in a R-inguinal pain (ALLEGED).

June 19, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee went to the company clinic on 6/25/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While disconnecting a cable from the scraper, the cable jerked and caused a sprain to L-shoulder.

May 10, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
CalMat Co · Struck by falling object

The employee was taken to the hospital on 5/10/07 and was taken off work. The employee was struck on the head and chest by a tree limb while it was being cut down by another employee.

2005 · 1 incident

June 16, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CalMat Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to see company doctor on 6/16/2005 and was placed on restricted work; while removing a guard on the tunnel feeder, the cutting knife slipped and caused a laceration to L-palm that required stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

September 27, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to see company doctor on 9/30/04 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee, while sliding himself on concrete floor under loader to install front differential, punctured his left hand/arm.

2003 · 2 incidents

June 9, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CalMat Co · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 6-10-03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS WASHING OUT GRIZZLY AND WHILE STANDING ON THE MATERIAL HE WAS WASHING AWAY, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FEL L INTO GRIZZLY UP TO HIS ARMS WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

March 31, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CalMat Co · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 3/21/03, STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A STRAP FROM A COUNTER WEIGHT ON #10 CONVEYOR, PRYBAR SLI PPED ALLOWING HAND TO HIT A GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION TO R-WRIST.

2002 · 3 incidents

September 18, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CalMat Co · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 9/19/02, STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND HE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY. DESCENDING STAIRS WITH A 5-GALLON BUCKET FILLED WITH TOOLS, EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING, HELD ONTO BUCKET WHICH THREW HIM ONTO RAILING AND HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSED 2 LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE.

July 3, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WENT TO COMPANY DOCTOR ON 7-8-02 AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SCREEN FROM THE SIMPLICITY SHAKER THAT HAD BEEN SILICONED IN. HE PULLED TOO HARD AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. (ALLEGED)

March 11, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DISCONNECTING PLANT RECIRCULATING PUMP FOR REPAIR, EE STRAINED HIS CHEST WALL. EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR ON 3/14/02 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

2001 · 1 incident

May 22, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CalMat Co · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF THE STEP OF THE TRUCK RESULTING IN A BROKEN ANKLE.

2000 · 1 incident

June 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON 6/20/00 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE PULLING A WATER HOSE TO WASH OFF A SLAB, HOSE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND STRAINING HIS LEFT K NEE.