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Pala Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
pala, San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401793

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004–2005
Latest incident
Jan 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
21
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,653
proposed penalties
$1,653
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
2005 Q3 3,420 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,971 4 0 1346.3
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 3 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q1 6,440 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,283 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,880 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

3 on file

2005 · 1 incident

January 4, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Struck by flying object

The employee was using a sledge hammer to know loose a used bucket tooth from it's chank. A small, sharp fragment flew off the edge of the tooth and impaled the employee in the right calf muscle.

2004 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

When the employee was visually inspecting a hoist he motioned to a fellow employee to engage the hoist to see if he could tell what the problem with the hoist was. When the hoist was engaged, a manual handle located nearby struck the employee on the left side of his hard hat protected head.