Mining Incidents

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 file

2016 · 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

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.

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.