Mining Incidents

Blasted Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rick Joy
beckwourth, Plumas County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0405364

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2018
Latest incident
May 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
47
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,355
proposed penalties
$5,355
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 3,065 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,082 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,948 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,594 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,732 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,254 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,348 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 593 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

7 on file

2018 · 1 incident

May 22, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joy Engineering · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2100 screen was fully locked out/tagged out, when four employees were changing the belt on the screen. Injured employee's right hand got caught between the belt and hopper when they were sliding the belt in.

2009 · 1 incident

October 9, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sierra Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees lifting a radiator,weight sifted toward the injured employee landing in his arms and abdomen. Employee felt a pain below his umbilicus. Employee continued to work his shift. Pain became worse over the next week and he reported it to his supervisor on Friday afternoon 10/16/09.

2008 · 2 incidents

August 8, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sierra Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was assisting with lifting a screen used in the rock crushing plant and felt a pain in his lower mid abdomen below umbilicus. He did not report this and continued to work full time for 2 months until he was diagnosed with a hernia on 8/7/2008. Injury reported 8/8/2008.

May 20, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Sierra Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee standing in doorway of crusher shack the wind blew the door closed onto right arm hitting the door casing.

2006 · 1 incident

May 31, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sierra Aggregates · Fall down stairs

EE fell down stairs leaving crusher shack.

2005 · 1 incident

August 5, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sierra Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT WITH A RATCHETT ON THE HAMMER, THE RATCHETT BROKE SMASHED HIS HAND

2004 · 1 incident

April 27, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Sierra Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING A BOLT WITH AN AIR GUN, HOLDING NUT WITH FINGER. BOLT SPUN AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.