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CLEARLAKE LAVA Metal/Non-Metal

Clearlake Lava Inc · Surface

Controlled by Donald W Van Pelt

CLEARLAKE, Lake County, CA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0401036

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2010–2022
Latest incident: Aug 2022

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$13,155

proposed penalties

$12,972

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	4,080	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	3,950	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	4,721	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	4,003	1	0	249.8
2024 Q4	3,937	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	3,576	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	3,942	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	3,564	4	1	1122.3

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

August 30, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Clearlake Lava Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee performing maintenance under the cone crusher and while pushing on a roller felt a pop in right knee. Initially declined medical evaluation but soreness persisted

2018 · 1 incident

January 12, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

Clearlake Lava Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Left & right ear: Moderate severe high frequency impairment w/low frequency w/in normal limits per BIOACOUSTICAL Corp.

2015 · 1 incident

May 9, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Clearlake Lava Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting stair twisted body felt tear in right side. Muscle strain.

2010 · 1 incident

March 4, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Clearlake Lava Inc · Fall from machine

When climbing into loader, missed hand grip and fell.