Mining Incidents

Capay Plant Facility Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Esparto, Yolo County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405338

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
116
citations
25
significant & substantial
$18,402
proposed penalties
$17,756
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 7,869 2 0 254.2
2025 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,350 2 0 193.2
2025 Q1 9,205 2 0 217.3
2024 Q4 8,086 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 12,025 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,488 5 0 3360.2
2023 Q4 11,227 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

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 26, 2024 CA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Granite Construction Company · Accident type, without injuries

Incident happened on the first day of running a brand new equipment (dragline). Operators were being tasked trained on a day when the plant was shut down and locked out. Fire broke out in engine compartment and damaged the engine. No one was hurt. Esparto Fire Department responded and eliminated the fire. The fire did not spread.

2013 · 1 incident

November 25, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee 1 was operating a forklift to move a crusher liner. The liner shifted pinching the foot of Employee 2.

2008 · 1 incident

April 3, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on screen deck when he misplaced his footing resulting in a laceration to his left shin which required stitches.

2007 · 1 incident

April 17, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person OTHER
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As the employee was opening the office/trailer door, a gust of wind caught the door and threw her across the office deck ( appr. 6 ft) resulting in a mild left mandible contusion.

2006 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was trying to clear a stuck roller with a hammer. The hammer got caught up in the belt. His arm was dragged in with the hammer resulting in right forearm contusion.

January 10, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A RETURN ROLLER THAT HAD FALLEN AND WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH A MOVING BELT. WHILE PULLING THE ROLLER OUT IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MOVING BELT JERKING THE ROLLER IN EMPLOYEE'S HAND. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND A SUPPORT BRACE CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

2005 · 1 incident

November 8, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While preparing to assist a 3rd party trucking company to load their damaged transfer trailer onto a flatbed our employee was injured. The transfer box fell off of the trailer ejecting our employee pinning him underneath the upside down transfer box.

2003 · 1 incident

October 20, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Granite Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A SKIP-LOADER TRACTOR. THE STARTER BECAME ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE STARTER BEGAN TO SMOKE SO THE EMPLOYEE HURRIED OFF THE TRACTOR THINKING HE NEEDED TO USE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IN HIS HURRIEDNESS HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

2002 · 1 incident

November 20, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by falling object

EE USING COME-ALONG WENCH TO PULL TWO SLEEVED PIPES APART. THE INNER 4" STEEL PIPE WAS RUSTED AND RESISTED SMOOTHLY SLIDING OUT OF LARGER PIPE. WHEN IT FINALLY RELEASED IT TRAVELLED OUT 32" AL LOWING THE STEEL PIPING AND CROSS-BRACING TO DROP ON EMPLOYEE'S LOWER LEG AND ANKLE.

2000 · 1 incident

June 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE A WRENCH BEING USED TO TIGHTEN A LARGE NUT. EMPLOYEE MISSED WITH SLEDGE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.