Data / Mines / California / Fort Independence Quarry
Fort Independence Quarry: 23 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Fort Independence Quarry is an active sand, industrial surface mine in Inyo County, California, operated by Grinding Rock Aggregates with 3 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 0405959). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 23 citations and orders there with $8,832 in proposed penalties, and 0 accident reports were filed there, with no injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 0405959
- Status
- Active since July 23, 2023
- Main commodity
- Sand, industrial
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Inyo County, California
- Nearest town
- Fort Independence
- Operator
- Grinding Rock Aggregates
- Employees
- 3
- MSHA field office
- San Bernardino CA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 23
- Significant and substantial
- 10 (43.5%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 4
- Proposed penalties
- $8,832
- Amount paid so far
- $8,681
- Inspections
- 9
- Inspector hours on site
- 59
- Citations per inspection
- 2.56 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 0
- Injury and illness cases
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 5 | $3,130 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | $4,947 | 0 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 | $755 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Fort Independence Quarry
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 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.15005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.6 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14110 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.9 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.15007 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.7 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4011 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Other open mines in Inyo County, California
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck Mine | U.S. Iron, LLC. | Inyo County, CA | Iron ore | 4 | 53 |
| Fish Springs Quarry | American Perlite Company | Inyo County, CA | Perlite | 2 | 41 |
| 7/11 Materials, Coyote Valley Aggregate | 7/11 Materials Inc | Inyo County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 36 |
| Global Pumice Mine, Olancha | Global Pumice, LLC | Inyo County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 33 |
| Makayla | Global Pumice, LLC | Inyo County, CA | Pumice | 4 | 29 |
| Panamint Valley Limestone Quarry | PVL Inc. | Inyo County, CA | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 25 |
| Twin Mountain Rock Venture | Twin Mountain Rock Venture | Inyo County, CA | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 20 |
| Dolomite Mine | F W Aggregate Inc | Inyo County, CA | Crushed, broken marble | 5 | 10 |
| Owens Lake Mine | U S Borax Inc | Inyo County, CA | Trona | 5 | 2 |
| Kmi Zeolite Mine | Kmi Zeolite Inc | Inyo County, CA | Zeolites | 1 | 0 |
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.