Mining Incidents

Tracy Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Tracy, San Joaquin County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404345

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
19
significant & substantial
$7,851
proposed penalties
$7,435
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 14,525 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 18,864 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,852 2 0 254.7
2007 Q4 11,635 1 0 85.9
2007 Q3 24,250 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 17,502 10 3 571.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2006 · 4 incidents

November 17, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Co · Fall down stairs

Employee was walking down steps from lunch room trailer when he rolled his left ankle.

June 22, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Granite Construction Co · Contact with hot objects or substances

Mud pump on clarifier exploded while EE was relieving preasure from top of pump causing hot rock and mud to splash on EE face and left arm. EE had light burns on face and 2nd degree burns on left forearm.

May 13, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Co · Struck against stationary object

EE was cleaning concrete floor around clarifier. EE slipped and hit right forearm on metal I beam. Resulting in a muscle bruise.

March 21, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was removing sprocket from drag chain inside clarifier, support chain come-a-long internal mechanism failed causing chain to fall and pinch EE's Left hand between sprocket and drag chain.

2002 · 1 incident

January 22, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Granite Construction Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER CUTTING POLYLINERS FOR THE GRIZZLY WITH A SKILL SAW, HE RETRACTED HIS BODY OVER THE LENGTHOF THE LAST CUT. THE SAW WAS OUT OF THE CUT, ON ITS SIDE WITH GUARD FULLY EXTENDED. HIS HAND & FINGER WERE PLACED OVER THE TRIGGER BUT THE SAW WAS NOT IN MOTION, AS HE RETRACTED THE SAW WAS ACTIVATED & CUT INTO HIS KNEE.

2001 · 1 incident

April 24, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING CONVEYOR, CABLE SMASHED FINGER AGAINST METAL CUT AND BROKE LEFT RING FINGER.