Mining Incidents

Empire Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Avalon, Los Angeles County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404954

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2019–2020
Latest incident
May 2020
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,577 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,989 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,864 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,163 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,741 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,513 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 41 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

2 on file

2020 · 1 incident

May 6, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connolly-Pacific Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Changing the pin on the curl arm of a 336 excavator.

2019 · 1 incident

August 27, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connolly-Pacific Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While replacing the right front flat tire on a 2004 crew vehicle, employee strained back and ribs. Employee was offered help from another worker, employee declined help.