Mining Incidents

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
99
citations
17
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.