Mining Incidents

24-1040: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

W.W. Clyde & Co. · Surface
Springville, Utah County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202404

24-1040 has $820 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2010
Latest incident
Apr 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$820
proposed penalties
$758
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $62 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
7
inspections on record
124
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 124 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

24-1040 has $820 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$820
proposed penalties
$758
current assessed
$758
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $150 in penalties contested before the Commission, $150 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-04-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
14.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
85.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 85.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$150 proposed, $150 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-01-11.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2013-379M Settlement Gill 2013 $150 → $150
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2014-04-16, 12 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
15
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz9
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (15)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2014-04-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.72 1.41 0.51 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-04-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-10-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.5 0.30 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 0.45 0.84 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-10-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2011-10-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.56 0.25 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.98 1.57 0.62 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-09-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.73 1.57 0.46 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-09-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 1.94 0.22 Supervisor, Co. Official
2008-05-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.91 0.35 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-05-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.45 1.21 0.37 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-05-08 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. W.W. Clyde & Co. 2005 to present
  2. Copper Hills Constructors 2011 to 2012
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2016 3
2015 4
2014 2
2013 4
2012 4
2011 9
2010 7
2009 6
2008 7
2006 0
2005 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

24-1040 sits in Utah County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Utah County, Utah · Population 683,622
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$96,877
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 351 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,987 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 248 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 262 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 318 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2 788 1 1 1269.0
2014 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,953 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,511 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,241 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 1,143 3 0 2624.7
2012 Q3 1,475 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,322 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,787 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,898 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,796 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,224 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,521 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,257 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,292 1 0 158.9
2009 Q2 1,023 1 0 977.5
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,213 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,474 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,589 1 0 217.9
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 1,402 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 718 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

April 1, 2010 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W.W. Clyde & Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee lost their balance while opening the door to a skid steer loader. The incident resulted in a sprain to the employees left ankle.

February 25, 2010 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W.W. Clyde & Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting a screen, and felt a pain in his groin area. Employee didn't seek medical attention until March 25th. Upon a medical examination, a hernia was discovered.