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Jimenez Metal/Non-Metal

Granite Construction Company · Surface

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc

Ocotillo, Imperial County, CA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0405516

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2002–2007
Latest incident: Jun 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

citations

significant & substantial

$21,086

proposed penalties

$21,086

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
2009 Q3	17	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	1,919	1	0	521.1
2008 Q4	4,868	1	0	205.4
2008 Q3	865	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	8,618	1	0	116.0
2008 Q1	7,870	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	10,132	2	1	197.4
2007 Q3	9,805	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

6 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 18, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER

Granite Construction Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

A former employee alleges he tore his left rotator cuff at work. He mentioned one day in passing that his shoulder was "sore", but NO claim was summitted. He was dismissed in Sept. for multiple incidents; it is only now that we are hearing that an injury allegedly occurred.

2005 · 1 incident

January 11, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While adjusting comealong EE over adjusted and had thumb in the wrong place. His left thumb was caught between comealong and angle iron.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A PADDLE WHEEL FROM THE END OF A CONVEYOR BELT STACKER. THEY WERE USING A MANLIFT TO GAIN ACCESS TO PADDLE WHEEL. AFTER UNBELTING THE PADDLE WHEEL INJURED EMPLOYEE GRABBED SHAFT WITH HIS LEFT HAND & PULLED IT OUT OF BARRING MOVEMENT. SHAFT DROPPED 3" & SMASHED THUMBNAIL ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN SHAFT & ANGLE IRON FRAME. THUMBNAIL WAS REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.

July 21, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Granite Construction Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES WHEN GREASE SPRAYER SEAL RUPTURED AND SPRAYED GREASE INTO EE'S EYE.

2002 · 2 incidents

November 13, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Granite Construction Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS MEASURING A STEEL BAR THAT WAS LAYING ON A RAILROAD TIE. WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS WITHOUT LOOKING, HE TRIPPED AND FELL. HE EXTENDED HIS LEFT HAND AND BROKE HIS WRIST.

May 15, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Granite Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CLEANING UP FINES SPILLAGE IN THE ROCK PLANT, EE RESULTED WITH A LOWER LEFT BACK STRAIN.