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: 383 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bella Vista Pit has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-09-13.
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.
15citations taken to the federal commission · 28% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 80%
Stood as issued
2 · 13%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 7%
50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
27%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2008-12-31.
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: 2003-10-22, 22 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2003-10-22
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.67
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-22
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.06
Laborer, Bullgang
2002-08-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.24
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-08-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Laborer, Bullgang
2002-08-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
1.07
0.12
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-08-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
Bulldozer 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.
Bella Vista Pit recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ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 3.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Nevada, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.67 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
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
27.62
18.41
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
2018
7
2008
5
2007
8
2006
10
2005
10
2004
8
2003
7
2002
10
2001
31
2000
26
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bella Vista Pit sits in Washoe County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Washoe County, Nevada · Population 491,770
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$85,600
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
2018 Q4
1,927
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,875
2
1
695.7
2008 Q4
2,072
18
1
8687.3
2008 Q3
292
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,131
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
621
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,056
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,707
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2
2,716
2
0
736.4
2007 Q1
3,426
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,717
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,134
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,284
3
1
700.3
2006 Q1
5,878
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,889
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,942
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
5,769
4
1
693.4
2005 Q1
5,309
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,165
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,972
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,236
3
0
927.1
2004 Q1
2,942
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,565
3
1
1169.6
2003 Q3
2,670
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,012
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,698
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,765
2
1
723.3
2002 Q3
4,887
9
2
1841.6
2002 Q2
3,490
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,203
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
4,347
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
5,101
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
5,327
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
6,947
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
5,199
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
5,526
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,139
6
1
1449.6
2000 Q1
3,481
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
24 on file
2005 · 2 incidents
November 12, 2005NV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laborer was cleaning up next to the screen. A football sized rock bounced out of the screen and across the catwalk falling on the back of the employee's hard hat. The employee suffered a glancing blow to his head. He is on restricted duty for one week.
August 15, 2005NV · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Loader operator was assisting mechanic in the changing of bucket teeth. The mechanic was striking a loader tooth on the right side of the bucket on a 988 Cat loader to remove it and a small piece of metal broke lose. The operator was on the left side of the bucket and caught the piece of metal in his left bicep.
2004 · 1 incident
May 18, 2004NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was cleaning rocks from the walkway on the primary screen. He bent down to pick-up a rock that was stuck in the walkway and put his hand on the handrail. The handrail had a broken weld that gave way and he fell through to the ground (approx. 5 ft.) striking his head and back on the ground.
2002 · 1 incident
May 1, 2002NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED THAT A STEP BROKE & HE FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON A METAL PORTION OF THE LANDING. THIS IS A DISPUTED CLAIM OF INJURY. HE STATED TO OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK LIFT ING A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER HITCH INTO HIS PICKUP BED AT HOME. PRESENTLY SIIS & OUR INSURANCE COMPANY ARE DENYING HIS CLAIM OF INJURY DUE TO THESE STATEMENTS.
2001 · 3 incidents
May 22, 2001NV · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL PANEL GROUNDED OUT 480 VOLT BUSE BAR CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HINGE PIN HAD WORKED OUT CAUSING A CROSS GROUNDING SITUATION.
March 26, 2001NV · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEP STRAP OUT OF THE BACK OF A SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE TURNED AND STRAINED HIS BACK. LOWER BACK. STRAP MAY HAVE WEIGHED 20-30 LBS.
EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN HE DREW A UTILITY KNIFE INTO HIS RIGHT KNEECAP.
July 25, 1999NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS WORKING ON 3-9R DOZER CVHANGINBG OUT A HYDRAULIC LINE. WRENCH SLIPPED, FROM FITTING AND HE FELL ONTO HARD HYDRAULIC LINE, BRUISING LEFT UPPER RIBS.
April 12, 1999NV · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
LOADER OPERATOR WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS LOADER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A HAND THROWN ROCK. A LABORERE WAS CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER AQ CONTROL VAN WHEN HE TOSSED OUT A ROCK. BOTH MEN WERE WEARING HAD HATS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE OPERATOR WAS TLAKING TO PLANT FOREMAN WHEN HIT.
1991 · 1 incident
May 13, 1991NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Bella Vista Pit Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS PULLING MOTOR BELTS BACKWARDS, WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE IN TOWER TURNED ON THE PULLEY, CAUSING INJURED EMPLOYEE TO BE PULLED ONTO PULLEY RIGHT HAND SUFFERED NUMBERUAS LACERATIONS.