Mining Incidents

Shuster Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
ukiah, Mendocino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405071

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Sep 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$314
proposed penalties
$314
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 97 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 73 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,168 2 1 631.3
2002 Q4 1,827 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,295 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,160 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 271 1 0 3690.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2003 · 1 incident

September 17, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Co · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE JAW ON CRUSHER, KNEELING DOWN. A METAL BAR USED TO LOOSEN JAMMED ROCKS WAS STORED AT THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER, AND IT FELL APPROX 12 FT AND STRUCK EE ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. EE WAS WEARING ALL REQUIRED PPE (I.E. HARD HAT).

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator POWERED HAULAGE
Parnum Paving, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE OPERATOR LOADER FOR CRUSHING OPERATIONS. HIS LOADER WAS STRUCK BY AN ERRANT ROCK WHEN HE ENTERED A RESTRICTED AREA. THE FOLLOWING DAY EMPLOYEE CLAIMED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NECK FROM T HE INCIDENT.

May 1, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Parnum Paving, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISLODGING ROCKS THAT WERE STUCK IN THE JAW. ROCKS CAME TOGETHER CAUSING SMALL CHIPS AND DIRT TOFLY OFF AND HITTING EE IN THE EYE.