OSHA has inspected K M C 4 times in California since 2012.
The latest one began on Aug 20, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Apple Valley.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 1 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $16,540 and now stand at $13,390, 19% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,200, and K M C averages $4,430 (3 cited inspections).
Inspection 315983585 OPENED DEC 17, 2012Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 2013
5808 Highway 18, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356 · Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 14, 2012: Mechanic amputates finger on bucket elevator chain
At approximately 3:40 p.m. on December 14, 2012, Employee #1, a 24-year-old male mechanic and welder with KMC was working along with three other mechanics and w ere assigned to repair the Tsubaki BHB600 5-BE-1 bucket elevator drive unit in t he finish mill area of the Mitsubishi Cement plant. Employee #1 had his finger i n a pinch point between the roller chain and the sprocket when double 160 size d rive chain on a sprocket advanced inward toward the sprocket amputating 0.5 in. tip off of his left index finger. The mine operator Mitsubishi Cement reported t he incident to the San Bernardino Mining and Tunneling unit office at approximat ely 4:30 p.m. During the course of the investigation it was determined that the use of heavy leather work gloves would have likely reduced the severity of injur y to Employee #1 but would not have prevented the incident.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3384 A |
Other-than-serious | $100 | $100 | Jan 17, 2013 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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