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Desert Valley Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Desert Valley Inc · Surface
Controlled by David Baeza
Deming, Luna County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2902174

Desert Valley Inc has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
111
citations
36
significant & substantial
$18,286
proposed penalties
$18,286
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
77
inspections on record
1,009
inspection hours
11.0
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.
111 citations across 1,009 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Desert Valley Inc has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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
106 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,279 5 0 3909.3
2025 Q2 1,730 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,343 10 3 4268.0
2024 Q4 2,022 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,114 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,477 1 1 677.0
2024 Q1 1,502 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,335 1 0 749.1
2023 Q3 1,394 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,304 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,053 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,397 1 0 715.8
2022 Q3 1,419 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,341 2 0 1491.4
2022 Q1 1,290 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 798 1 0 1253.1
2021 Q3 1,099 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 854 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 824 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 903 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 853 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 881 1 0 1135.1
2020 Q1 786 1 0 1272.3
2019 Q4 744 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 825 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 794 1 0 1259.4
2019 Q1 841 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,066 2 0 1876.2
2018 Q3 442 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 923 1 0 1083.4
2018 Q1 926 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,003 2 1 1994.0
2017 Q3 1,332 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,203 1 0 831.3
2017 Q1 1,045 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,437 3 1 2087.7
2016 Q3 1,389 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,349 2 1 1482.6
2016 Q1 622 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 428 4 2 9345.8
2015 Q3 568 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 669 2 2 2989.5
2015 Q1 805 1 0 1242.2
2014 Q4 984 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 956 1 0 1046.0
2014 Q2 1,089 1 0 918.3
2014 Q1 877 1 0 1140.3
2013 Q4 751 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,280 1 0 781.2
2013 Q2 1,038 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,183 2 0 1690.6
2012 Q4 915 1 0 1092.9
2012 Q3 1,245 6 1 4819.3
2012 Q2 918 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 811 3 1 3699.1
2011 Q4 1,138 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 980 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,037 2 1 1928.6
2011 Q1 855 6 2 7017.5
2010 Q4 1,137 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 998 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 886 1 0 1128.7
2010 Q1 794 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 889 1 0 1124.9
2009 Q3 654 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 739 1 0 1353.2
2009 Q1 759 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 646 3 2 4644.0
2008 Q3 727 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 641 2 1 3120.1
2008 Q1 641 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 641 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 641 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 641 2 0 3120.1
2007 Q1 641 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 481 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 641 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 641 1 0 1560.1
2005 Q4 321 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 321 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 321 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 321 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 321 1 0 3115.3
2004 Q3 321 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 321 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 380 2 0 5263.2
2003 Q2 380 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 380 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 680 2 1 2941.2
2002 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 720 4 4 5555.6
2002 Q1 960 12 7 12500.0
2001 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 780 3 1 3846.2
2001 Q2 420 3 3 7142.9
2001 Q1 256 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 180 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 128 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 720 1 1 1388.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2006 · 1 incident

January 24, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
D & G Construction · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was found on floor unconscious in the restroom, admininstered CPR until paramedics arrived and was transported to hospital at which time EE later that evening died.

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