Mining Incidents

UPLAND PIT AND MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Penny J Holliday
Upland, San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0401808

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2006–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
135
citations
27
significant & substantial
$25,228
proposed penalties
$25,128
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 27,121 1 0 36.9
2025 Q3 42,779 3 1 70.1
2025 Q2 35,366 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 29,331 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,816 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 34,671 2 0 57.7
2024 Q2 32,802 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 36,176 4 0 110.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2025 · 5 incidents

November 11, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee filled water pump with gasoline while unit was on. Gas ignited and burned both arms.

September 19, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped and fell.

July 16, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Fall down stairs

Miner attempted to carry 2 pallets downstairs. The pallets got caught on the handrail. Miner lost EE's footing and fell downstairs. The stairs were clean with non- skid diamond plate throughout.

June 13, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was cutting interior flooring of dump truck installing new ones and cutting to size. The blade slipped out of flooring and cut into left wrist which was holding flooring up to cut flooring easier. 911 was called and employee was transported to hospital where they received stitches in left wrist as well as prescribed 600mg of Motrin and 500mg of Tylenol.

2024 · 2 incidents

February 2, 2024 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Scrapped right shin on the basket of a manlift

January 23, 2024 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck by falling object

The mechanic was attempting to reinstall a lift cylinder on an articulating dump truck in the parking area at Holliday Rock Jobsite. The strap that was attached to the crane and the cylinder slipped causing the cylinder to fall and strike the mechanic on the right-side causing accident to ribs and right arm.

2023 · 7 incidents

December 29, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Wet roads, and employee lost control of haul truck and ran into side of embankment.

October 25, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hosing down a conveyor belt when EE lost footing and strained the left ankle.

June 24, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was opening the valve of a water tank when EE strained EE's right shoulder.

June 20, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Fall down stairs

EE was walking down stairs when EE slipped and landed on EE's right knee.

June 8, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was lowering a front door plate on a wet screen when it slipped out of EE's hands and hit right shin.

January 14, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loading a cutting edge up onto the back of a truck and it cut their pinky finger.

2022 · 3 incidents

December 19, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking next to the sand conveyor and hit knee on the tail pulley

October 29, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Holliday Rock Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Considered to be a medical issue/condition

May 24, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was loosening the bolt for a turn buckle of a motor to release the tension to replace the v-belt. When loosening the bolt, the turn buckle fell from its position crushing the tip of employee's left hand pinky finger crushing it between the turn buckle and the platform.

2021 · 1 incident

January 13, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE hit hand on a piece of angle iron cutting left hand.

2020 · 1 incident

March 4, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing down a ladder after working on a shaker screen when EE felt pain in EE's left bicep.

2019 · 1 incident

September 12, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE says lower back started to hurt while shoveling

2018 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was cutting vegetation with lopping sheers. Employee twisted their body and strained their left ankle.

July 5, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While monitoring the pit line, employee stood up and turned swinging hand into roller, employee's hand made contact with troughing roller. Roller pulled arm in up to elbow. Employee pulled arm out on own.

2016 · 2 incidents

October 4, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using pry bar to free up a chain on a sprocket. When miner pulled back on bar it slipped off the sprocket, hit a steel plate pinching finger between bar and plate.

August 23, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping down off of tractor onto level ground twisted left ankle.

2015 · 2 incidents

August 27, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting a belt with a razor knife. Employee cut his left 2nd finger when the magnet above where he was working pulled at the razor knife, causing the knife to veer from its intended path.

June 11, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using the Stairs at Jadair, EE foot slipped from the stair causing his right ankle to twist.

2013 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

November 26, 2012 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While repairing crusher, the chute that feeds the fine crusher fell onto ee hand, smashing his left ring finger. Crushing injury to left ring finger.

2007 · 2 incidents

May 15, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Shoveling material while under conveyor while bent over. Pulled back out while reaching for broom.

March 16, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped on uneven ground and twisted his ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

May 1, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working in cone crusher area, inspection plate came loose and cut inside of his leg, while on the platform