Mining Incidents

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mitchell Brown
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS, Tulare County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405180

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Jan 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
87
citations
20
significant & substantial
$20,156
proposed penalties
$19,774
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 1,097 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 742 4 4 5390.8
2024 Q2 1,563 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,382 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,305 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 357 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 580 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 594 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

8 on file

2010 · 1 incident

January 19, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE slipped on step of dozer, caught himself with the grabrail and strained his left elbow.

2009 · 1 incident

July 20, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Company · Fall onto or against objects

After talking with a individual about an emotional subject, the employee became sick and passed out causing the employee to fall. He struck his head on a rock and lacerated his head. This laceration required (5) stitches.

2008 · 2 incidents

February 25, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a shim on right side of Jaw Crusher, when his right hand ring finger got caught, crushing his right hand ring finger.

January 31, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a rock over his shoulders and felt sudden pain in his lower back.

2006 · 3 incidents

October 19, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was driving haul truck on haul road toward pit. Driver moved to left side of road, tire went into a rut and loss control, truck turned over on right side.

March 11, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE placing cribbing under rock breaker base to facilitate removing 4 pin for the hydrallic ram was struck on the left index finger by 2 1/2' diameter 4 'long bar of roundstake which was leaning against the Rock Breaker Base.

2000 · 1 incident

February 2, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
California Iss Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE LOOSENING NUTS ON JAW CRUSHER WITH WRENCH THE NUT BROKE FREE AND THE WRENCH SMASHED #5 RIGHT FINGER AGAINST CORNER OF JAW CRUSHER FRAME CUTTING IT. INJURY RESULTED IN 6 STITCHES.