Mining Incidents

Vernalis Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Vernalis, San Joaquin County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405783

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2010–2016
Latest incident
May 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
61
citations
12
significant & substantial
$11,420
proposed penalties
$11,269
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 12,328 1 0 81.1
2025 Q3 3,120 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,737 6 1 558.8
2025 Q1 2,560 2 0 781.2
2024 Q4 12,469 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,043 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,753 1 0 93.0
2023 Q3 11,066 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

2 on file

2016 · 1 incident

May 13, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Granite Construction Company · Accident type, without injuries

Screen Deck # 5 at Vernalis rock plant caught fire. No injuries as result of fire. Local Fire department was called immediately by maintenance foreman. Foreman was cutting out holes with cutting torch in preparation on the installation of the impact plates.

2010 · 1 incident

July 22, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was removing a bolt using a wrench and impact gun. Nut stuck and the force of the impact gun forced the wrench down and pinched off the tip of his finger