EE was cutting edge bolts off with air gun and another ee was pulling out of the bottom and EE cut right hand on the bolt.
Hidden Valley Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal
Clearlake Lava Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Donald W Van Pelt
CLEARLAKE OAKS,
Lake County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401930
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2016
- Latest incident
- Apr 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
16
significant & substantial
$9,998
proposed penalties
$9,998
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 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 file2016 · 1 incident
April 21, 2016
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
2010 · 1 incident
November 30, 2010
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
Clearlake Lava Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
EE was standing at equipment when he blacked out. Fellow EE found him within 30 mins. He was dazed and disorientated. EE went to E.R. where he was examined and nothing was found.
2006 · 1 incident
March 23, 2006
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clearlake Lava Inc · Fall from machine
EE was climbing out of the loader. He stepped on the platform, spun around to grab ahold of handle, and missed the next step. In his hurry he fell and strained his left knee.
2001 · 1 incident
January 6, 2001
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clearlake Lava Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
GOING TO CHECK A BELT AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND TWISTED ANKLE ON ROCK.