Idavue Minerals LLC has $74K 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
17
Years on record
2005–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
185
citations
47
significant & substantial
$74,049
proposed penalties
$60,308
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,741 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.
185 citations across 1,396 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Idavue Minerals LLC has $74K 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.
$74K
proposed penalties
$60K
current assessed
$60K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
172 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $19K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-13.
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.
11citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
11 · 100%
83%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
84%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$34K proposed, $5K 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 2022-04-25.
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: 2025-11-13
7%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
19
samples
15
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz61 over
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz8
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (19)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2018-08-08
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
18.73
10
1.87
Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-11-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.11
10
0.11
Bagging Operator
2025-11-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.87
10
0.09
Bagging Operator
2025-11-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.45
10
0.05
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2021-05-27
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.34
Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-05-27
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.04
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-05-27
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
2.3
Bagging Operator
2020-03-10
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Bagging Operator
2020-03-10
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Bagging Operator
2020-03-10
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.13
10
0.01
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-09-18
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
6.45
10
0.65
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-08-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.22
10
0.02
Shovel Operator
2018-08-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
3.36
10
0.34
Bagging Operator
2014-07-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2014-07-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.81
3.27
0.25
Bagging Operator
2014-07-10
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.63
10
0.06
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-12-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
3.31
10
0.33
Bagging Operator
2009-12-08
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Bagging Operator
2003-09-10
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.65
10
0.07
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
9
2025
10
2024
10
2023
9
2022
10
2021
9
2020
8
2019
7
2018
8
2017
8
2016
7
2015
7
2014
7
2013
5
2012
4
2011
3
2010
4
2009
4
2008
6
2007
4
2006
4
2005
4
2004
3
2003
3
2002
4
2001
2
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Idavue Minerals LLC sits in Clark County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Clark County, Idaho · Population 776
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,083
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
3,997
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
4,531
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
4,280
3
0
700.9
2025 Q3
5,158
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
4,215
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
3,392
2
0
589.6
2024 Q4
3,279
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
3,203
5
1
1561.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
4,239
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
4,096
9
0
2197.3
2023 Q4
3,199
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
3,161
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
3,787
5
2
1320.3
2023 Q1
3,408
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
3,921
3
0
765.1
2022 Q3
5,013
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
5,003
4
1
799.5
2022 Q1
5,273
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
5,347
6
1
1122.1
2021 Q3
4,240
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
3,639
1
0
274.8
2021 Q1
2,864
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
4,283
6
1
1400.9
2020 Q3
3,511
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
5,177
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,780
8
5
2116.4
2019 Q4
4,320
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,860
10
5
3496.5
2019 Q2
1,425
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
2,800
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
2,640
7
3
2651.5
2018 Q3
2,800
4
2
1428.6
2018 Q2
4,500
6
2
1333.3
2018 Q1
4,340
3
0
691.2
2017 Q4
3,260
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
6,060
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,910
4
1
1374.6
2017 Q1
2,820
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,080
3
1
974.0
2016 Q3
4,744
2
0
421.6
2016 Q2
2,460
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
1,580
1
0
632.9
2015 Q4
3,360
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
4,800
1
0
208.3
2015 Q2
2,880
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,480
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,260
4
1
1769.9
2014 Q3
3,380
8
2
2366.9
2014 Q2
1,728
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,780
1
0
359.7
2013 Q4
1,980
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
3,676
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,191
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,934
1
0
517.1
2012 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,880
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,555
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,012
2
1
1976.3
2011 Q4
1,440
1
0
694.4
2011 Q3
1,920
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,440
2
0
1388.9
2011 Q1
1,440
1
0
694.4
2010 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,920
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,920
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,440
8
4
5555.6
2009 Q4
1,440
2
1
1388.9
2009 Q3
1,200
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,160
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,160
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,640
1
0
378.8
2008 Q3
2,080
17
2
8173.1
2008 Q2
2,880
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,920
2
1
1041.7
2007 Q4
1,920
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,080
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,920
3
0
1562.5
2006 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,080
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,920
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,440
6
2
4166.7
2005 Q3
2,080
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,440
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,440
7
3
4861.1
2004 Q3
1,600
1
0
625.0
2004 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,440
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,600
4
3
2500.0
2003 Q3
1,440
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,440
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
400
4
0
10000.0
2002 Q2
2,400
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
301
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
218
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
736
2
0
2717.4
2001 Q2
204
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
191
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
201
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
188
2
0
10638.3
2000 Q2
197
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
217
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2026 · 1 incident
May 21, 2026ID · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Employee was in the excavator and driving it backwards down a dirt slope with their neck turned watching behind them and it bounced and popped their neck. At first they didn't think much of it and thought the soreness would go away and it continued to get worse. forcing them to eventually seek treatments from a Chiropractor.
2023 · 3 incidents
December 19, 2023ID · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Employee was filling 50 pound bags of product. The employee activated the bagger unit while hand was under the pneumatic bag holder. The bag holder pinched employee's right little finger.
2022 · 4 incidents
November 16, 2022ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE exited a truck, put right foot on the ground and slipped off the steps of the vehicle. EE did not fall to the ground, as EE was holding onto the handrail. EE twisted right knee.
August 18, 2022ID · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorOTHER
EE dropped a piece of trash into a trash can. The item fell onto the cement. EE picked up the trash and was bitten by a snake. The snake was hidden in a small piece of rubber belting. Employees attempted to find the snake without success.
August 16, 2022ID · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
Contract employee was replacing a tire on a haul truck. The crane/forklift arm slipped, hitting CE on the top of the head. CE was wearing the required safety gear, a hardhat.
February 15, 2022ID · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was driving T post in the ground at each gate opening. The post driver came off the T post and the top of the drive hit EE in the head causing a laceration to EE's head.
EE was walking down the stairs and EE's left boot got stuck on the rung. The boot slipped off EE's foot. EE put EE's boot back into the boot. The large toe nail hooked the safety toe edge. The toe nail pulled up and away from the skin.
2019 · 1 incident
March 11, 2019ID · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorIGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
An employee was lighting a propane weed burner to heat the under side of a hammer mill. EE must have let the propane run too long before trying to light it. It apparently accumulated gas under the hammer mill flashing when EE lit it. It burned EE's face and hand.
2018 · 1 incident
August 30, 2018ID · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee tried to start a fire in a furnace attached to a cyclone. EE decided to use gasoline to start the fire. EE opened the door because ee thought it had not ignited. It allowed air to rush in which caused the gas to ignite quickly. It burned right arm and slightly right cheek.
2014 · 1 incident
March 6, 2014ID · Metal/Non-Metalball/rod/pebble/hand/limestone/dry mill operator, roller operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS