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Acton Clay Quarries: 9 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Acton Clay Quarries is an active clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. surface mine in Los Angeles County, California, operated by North Star Minerals Inc with 3 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 0405169). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 9 citations and orders there with $2,629 in proposed penalties, and 3 accident reports were filed there, with 3 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 0405169
- Status
- Active since March 25, 1994
- Main commodity
- Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls.
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Los Angeles County, California
- Nearest town
- Acton
- Operator
- North Star Minerals Inc
- Employees
- 3
- MSHA field office
- San Bernardino CA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 9
- Significant and substantial
- 2 (22.2%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 2
- Proposed penalties
- $2,629
- Amount paid so far
- $2,629
- Inspections
- 14
- Inspector hours on site
- 78
- Citations per inspection
- 0.64 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 3
- Injury and illness cases
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- April 2, 2026
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | $266 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | $143 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | $336 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | $1,733 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | $151 | 1 |
Standards cited most at Acton Clay Quarries
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 50.12 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12023 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4501 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Acton Clay Quarries
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 2 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 1 |
What the accident reports at Acton Clay Quarries describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 2 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Acton Clay Quarries
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Ore haulage trucks - on highway trucks | 1 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
Other open mines in Los Angeles County, California
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irwindale Plant | United Rock Products Corp | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 35 | 80 |
| Coast Aggregates Big Rock Creek | Coast Aggregates | Los Angeles County, CA | Sand, common | 22 | 71 |
| Littlerock Quarry | Hi-Grade Materials | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 13 | 59 |
| Big Rock Creek Quarry | Granite Construction Company | Los Angeles County, CA | Sand, industrial | 5 | 14 |
| Holliday Rock-Little Rock Plant | Holliday Rock Company Inc | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 16 | 13 |
| Irwindale Aggregates | Hanson Aggregates LLC | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 43 | 12 |
| Palmdale | Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 11 |
| Pebbly Beach Quarry | Connolly-Pacific Company | Los Angeles County, CA | Crushed, broken stone | 19 | 10 |
| Palmdale Plant | CalMat Co | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 5 |
| Durbin Plant | CalMat Co | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 38 | 4 |
| Peck Road Gravel Pit | S L S & N Inc | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 4 |
| Reliance Plant | CalMat Co | Los Angeles County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 35 | 3 |
| Sylmar Site | C & M Topsoil, Inc. | Los Angeles County, CA | Sand, common | 4 | 3 |
| 75TH Street Quarry and Recycling | 75TH Street Quarry and Recycling | Los Angeles County, CA | Sand, common | 2 | 3 |
| Azusa Rock | Azusa Rock, LLC | Los Angeles County, CA | Crushed, broken stone | 12 | 1 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.