Mining Incidents

Ward Lake Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Perry Thompson
Susanville, Lassen County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0404723

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2007
Latest incident
Apr 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
245
citations
78
significant & substantial
$81,126
proposed penalties
$81,126
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 1,418 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,966 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,199 8 1 1905.2
2025 Q1 1,710 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,853 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,393 3 0 556.3
2024 Q2 6,165 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,844 0 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

1 on file

2007 · 1 incident

April 2, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Miller's Custom Work Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Another employee was cutting a piece of metal. Metal snapped hitting employee in the hand. Cut left hand and broke finger.