Ash Meadows Plant & Mine has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1989–2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
96
citations
18
significant & substantial
$17,585
proposed penalties
$17,585
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 727 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ash Meadows Plant & Mine has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-11-05.
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.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $3K 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 2015-07-15.
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.
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: 2025-05-05
40%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
19
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz32 over
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz9
Cristobalite, respirable3
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (19)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2005-06-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.17
1.02
1.15
Mechanic
2005-06-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.28
0.73
1.75
Supervisor, Co. Official
2025-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-11-09
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.41
Bagging Operator
2010-11-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.57
2.87
0.20
Bagging Operator
2009-01-07
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.43
Bagging Operator
2009-01-07
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.95
Bagging Operator
2006-01-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.5
Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-01-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.4
Bagging Operator
2006-01-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.39
Bagging Operator
2002-05-08
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
5.23
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-08
Cristobalite, respirable
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-08
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
2.75
Bagging Operator
2002-05-08
Cristobalite, respirable
0
Bagging Operator
2002-05-08
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
3.31
Bagging Operator
2002-05-08
Cristobalite, respirable
0
Bagging Operator
2001-08-16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
8.64
10
0.86
Bagging Operator
2001-08-16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.9
10
0.19
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-16
Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz
32.75
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Ash Meadows Plant & Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Nevada, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.73 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
30.64
22.98
0.000
2003 *
8.48
8.48
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
2
2024
0
2023
2
2016
4
2015
7
2014
8
2013
6
2012
8
2011
10
2010
8
2009
7
2008
10
2007
6
2006
5
2005
4
2004
13
2003
13
2002
7
2001
8
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Ash Meadows Plant & Mine sits in Nye County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 7.3% 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.
Nye County, Nevada · Population 53,207
7.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,975
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
2026 Q2
364
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
592
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
57
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
0
0
0
2025 Q2
792
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
Show 69 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
278
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,086
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,874
3
2
1043.8
2015 Q3
3,294
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,608
4
2
1108.6
2015 Q1
4,943
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
5,744
7
3
1218.7
2014 Q3
5,345
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,016
3
0
598.1
2014 Q1
4,418
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,368
3
0
890.7
2013 Q3
3,530
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,309
4
1
1208.8
2013 Q1
3,903
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
3,606
4
0
1109.3
2012 Q3
3,665
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
3,534
4
0
1131.9
2012 Q1
3,849
6
0
1558.8
2011 Q4
3,217
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,792
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,507
2
0
443.8
2011 Q1
3,539
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
4,237
5
1
1180.1
2010 Q3
570
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,606
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,107
3
3
965.6
2009 Q4
3,430
3
0
874.6
2009 Q3
2,064
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,220
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,754
4
2
1452.4
2008 Q4
3,086
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,344
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,578
4
1
1117.9
2008 Q1
2,912
1
0
343.4
2007 Q4
3,046
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,930
2
0
682.6
2007 Q2
1,679
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,576
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,278
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,584
2
0
1262.6
2006 Q2
1,712
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,113
2
0
946.5
2005 Q4
1,346
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,729
1
0
578.4
2005 Q2
1,672
6
0
3588.5
2005 Q1
1,647
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,014
1
0
496.5
2004 Q3
4,733
4
0
845.1
2004 Q2
6,627
3
0
452.7
2004 Q1
12,732
2
2
157.1
2003 Q4
12,716
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,536
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,302
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
3,026
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,216
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,689
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,293
5
1
1164.7
2002 Q1
3,996
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,483
3
0
861.3
2001 Q3
3,453
4
0
1158.4
2001 Q2
2,551
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,338
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,314
1
0
432.2
2000 Q3
1,619
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,073
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,128
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2012 · 1 incident
June 25, 2012NV · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I was showing an employee a proper stacking pattern for 50 lb bags on a pallet and as I was turning I felt a sharp pain and heard a popping sound in my right knee, also quite a bit of pain. EE - Plant Manager St. Cloud Mining Co. - Ash Meadows Plant p.s. I'm also the injured employee
2004 · 4 incidents
September 30, 2004NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Meadows LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING AN OPEN HOPPER TO HELP IT DUMP WHEN HE OVEREXERTED HIMSELF AND AGGREVATED AN OLD INJURY (HERNIA). ORIGINAL INJURY OCCURRED APRIL 12, 2001 WHILE EMPLOYED AT IMV. PART OF BODY AFFECTED WAS THE RIGHT GROIN AREA. ASSOCIATE WORKED THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFTS THEN CALLED IN SORE MONDAY MORNING AND MISSED THE NEXT TWO SCHEDULED SHIFTS.
July 23, 2004NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Meadows LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE was using plastic pipe cleaner to prepare pipe for glue. EE wiped his brow with bare hand and continued working and continued to sweat. The sweat ran off his brow into his left eye causing a burn on the cornea.
July 9, 2004NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Ash Meadows LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE FINISHED REBUILDING THE H20 PUMP & WAS READY TO REMOUNT TO THE H20 TRUCK. USING A HYDRAULIC BOTTOM JACK TWO WORKERS STARTED TO JACK UP THE PUMP IN PLACE. DURING THE ALIGNMENT OF MOUNTING HOLES THE PUMP FELL OFF JACK HITTING EE'S MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE FLOOD. EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON MONDAY 7/12/04.
February 26, 2004NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
AT ABOUT 7:30 AM EE CAME BY THE WINDOW TO MY OFFICE & KNOCKED. I WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS NEEDED. EE STATED THAT HE HAD PINCHED HIS SCIATIC NERVE & THAT HE COULD NOT CLIMB THE STEPS. ASKED EE SPECIFICALLY OF OR WHAT HE DID TO HURT HIS BACK. HE REPLIED: NOTHING HE COULD DIRECTLY PLACE HIS FINGER ON. HE WAS GOING TO HIS CHIROPRACTOR.
2003 · 1 incident
November 10, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE USED A C-CLAMP (VISE-GRIP TYPE) TO CLAMP A DUST COLLECTOR SOCK TO AN ANGLE IRON & STARTED TO STRETCH THE SOCK. THE CLAMP CAME OFF & EE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS BACK & HEAD. ORIGINALLY STATED HE WAS ALRIGHT, BUT A SHORT TIME LATER HE DID NOT KNOW WHERE HE WAS OR WHAT HE WAS DOING.
2002 · 1 incident
July 31, 2002NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
RIGHT KNEE SWOLLEN, SORE AND STIFF AFTER CHANGING SCREENS ON SCREEN DECK, PUSHING, PULLING AND AT TIMES KNEELING ON SCREENS & FRAME REQUIRED. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK. RECEIVED INCIDENT REPORT ON 9/10/02, RECEIVED DR.'S REPORT WITH RESTRICTIONS ON 9/26/02(LAST SCHEDULED SHIFT). NO REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS CAN BE MADE, EE OFF DUTY TILL FULL RELEASE STAR
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT. THERE WAS NO LOAD ON LIFT. HE WAS GOING TO PICK UP A SELF DUMPING HOPPER. AS HE APPROACHED HOPPER HE TURNED SHARPLY TO LINE UP FORKS. THE TURN WAS TOO SHARP FO R SPEED OF LIFT CAUSING LIFT TIP ONTO RIGHTSIDE BOUNCING ROLL CAGE OFF OF LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT PINNED UNDER EQUIPMENT.