IWS BRQ has $294K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 18 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
1986–2013
Latest incident
Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
470
citations
135
significant & substantial
$293,502
proposed penalties
$224,791
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $68,711 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
86
inspections on record
1,591
inspection hours
29.6
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.
470 citations across 1,591 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2015-07-22.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
IWS BRQ has $294K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 18 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.
$294K
proposed penalties
$229K
current assessed
$225K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
454 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
Of $170K in penalties contested before the Commission, $104K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-31.
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.
90citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
81 · 90%
Stood as issued
7 · 8%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 2%
76%
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 45 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$168K proposed, $104K 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 2023-09-11.
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.
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: 2025-06-05
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
13
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (13)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-06-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2025-06-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
1.15
0.23
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-11-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.38
0.94
0.40
Mechanic
2022-11-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.59
1.25
0.47
Mechanic
2019-02-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
1.21
0.32
Laborer, Bullgang
2019-02-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.55
1.29
0.43
Laborer, Bullgang
2017-01-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
1.88
0.15
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-01-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
1.21
0.29
Ground Control/Timberman
2012-02-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.62
1.26
0.49
Supervisor, Co. Official
2012-02-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.62
1.33
0.47
Cleanup Man
2006-12-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2006-12-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.68
1
0.68
Utility Man
2006-12-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
1.56
0.15
Front-end Loader Operator
Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2019-02-07, 7 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Area sampled
2019-02-07
Fibers, >5um
0.02
SF ORE PROCESSING
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.
IWS BRQ recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Nevada, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
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
14
2025
17
2024
32
2023
30
2022
31
2021
28
2020
29
2019
20
2018
24
2017
30
2016
27
2015
26
2014
27
2013
26
2012
22
2011
11
2010
14
2009
16
2008
16
2007
20
2006
28
2005
36
2004
33
2003
29
2002
19
2001
17
2000
19
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
IWS BRQ sits in Clark County, Nevada, 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.
Clark County, Nevada · Population 2,293,764
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$73,845
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
5,820
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
3,820
4
1
1047.1
2025 Q4
5,780
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
6,620
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
8,030
13
2
1618.9
2025 Q1
12,130
9
2
742.0
2024 Q4
10,870
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
12,153
2
0
164.6
Show 95 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
2,765
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,765
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
2,765
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
14,398
5
1
347.3
2023 Q2
14,326
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
14,507
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
15,313
7
1
457.1
2022 Q3
14,424
2
0
138.7
2022 Q2
13,254
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
17,923
3
2
167.4
2021 Q4
12,390
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
14,514
11
1
757.9
2021 Q2
14,542
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
9,354
2
0
213.8
2020 Q4
13,925
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
17,038
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
4,753
11
3
2314.3
2020 Q1
12,865
4
0
310.9
2019 Q4
9,910
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
9,907
6
3
605.6
2019 Q2
10,605
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
10,149
8
2
788.3
2018 Q4
12,328
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
14,141
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
17,589
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
15,305
4
2
261.4
2017 Q2
13,198
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
14,306
7
1
489.3
2016 Q4
14,365
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
14,040
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
12,275
5
0
407.3
2016 Q1
12,193
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
12,430
1
0
80.5
2015 Q3
11,540
11
7
953.2
2015 Q2
11,457
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
12,128
3
0
247.4
2014 Q4
15,402
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
11,517
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
11,851
9
0
759.4
2013 Q4
12,301
2
0
162.6
2013 Q3
12,384
4
0
323.0
2013 Q2
11,420
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
11,292
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
12,998
2
0
153.9
2012 Q3
11,713
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
9,157
12
2
1310.5
2012 Q1
9,113
15
4
1646.0
2011 Q4
5,616
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
5,138
10
2
1946.3
2011 Q2
4,932
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
4,217
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
5,723
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6,768
1
1
147.8
2010 Q2
7,298
23
11
3151.5
2010 Q1
5,992
25
11
4172.2
2009 Q4
6,054
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
8,303
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
7,581
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
8,206
7
2
853.0
2008 Q4
9,685
12
4
1239.0
2008 Q3
7,526
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,529
4
0
883.2
2008 Q1
3,372
7
0
2075.9
2007 Q4
5,558
4
0
719.7
2007 Q3
5,189
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
8,475
18
9
2123.9
2007 Q1
14,656
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
15,358
4
1
260.5
2006 Q3
15,088
11
2
729.1
2006 Q2
14,513
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
17,697
5
0
282.5
2005 Q4
16,202
15
2
925.8
2005 Q3
18,568
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
23,074
22
9
953.5
2005 Q1
20,450
10
3
489.0
2004 Q4
21,745
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
13,905
17
6
1222.6
2004 Q2
16,923
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
9,406
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
9,554
10
1
1046.7
2003 Q3
15,387
2
0
130.0
2003 Q2
18,903
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
17,789
11
5
618.4
2002 Q4
11,637
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
9,247
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
7,654
6
1
783.9
2002 Q1
6,166
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,085
6
3
1179.9
2001 Q3
8,076
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
7,681
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
6,536
14
7
2142.0
2000 Q4
8,327
4
2
480.4
2000 Q3
8,417
10
8
1188.1
2000 Q2
11,477
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
6,403
1
1
156.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
30 on file
2013 · 1 incident
June 30, 2013NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CTC Crushing, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Breaker Bar slipped off a bolt and hit hand on steel frame
2012 · 2 incidents
November 28, 2012NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was walking in the quarry and stepped on a small rock. The area was well lit and no hazardous conditions existed. EE did not think anything of it; so he kept working. At the end of his shift (approx 8 hours later) he noticed his ankle was swollen and told his supervisor. He told ee he needed to see a doctor. The office manager helped ee fill out the paperwork.
2006 · 3 incidents
October 2, 2006NV · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
February 18, 2006NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee complained of back pain and muscle pain. Was diagnosed with back strain, groin pull and hernia. Did not report accident until 2/27/06. Employee could not provide cause of injury.
February 2, 2006NV · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee returned to work after his normal 2 days off. About 9:00 pm he first complained of general pain & exhaustion. His team leader told him to rest for a few minutes & consume some water. At 10:30 pm he complained about pain & exhaustion & was told to go home. At 10:45 pm he collapsed & 911 was called. Paramedics transported him to the hospital at 11:05 pm.
The employee left at the end of his scheduled shift. After returning home he felt weak and nauseous and went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with dehydration.
July 13, 2005NV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE 980G FRONT END LOADER TO CHECK THE CRUSHER. AS HE WAS STEPPING FROM THE LAST RUNG OF THE LOADER LADDER, HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK, TWISTING HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A BREAK OF HIS LEFT ANKLE.
2003 · 1 incident
January 4, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS WORKING ON LOADER BUCKET W/SLIGHT BREEZE AT THE TIME. HE WAS FINISHING THE JOB WHEN HIS LEFT EYE BECAME IRRITATED & STARTED TO ITCH. AFTER HE COMPLETED THE JOB, HIS EYE WAS STILL ITCHIN G AS HE PROCEEDED TO THE EYE WASH STATION TO FLUSH HIS LEFT EYE. HIS EYE CONTINUED TO ITCH THE FOLLOWING DAY, SO WE DECIDED TO SEND HIM TO THE URGENT CAR/EYE DOCTOR.
October 18, 2002NV · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS PUTTING A CUTTING EDGE IN THE LOADER BUCKET TO MOVE IT TO A STRONG LOCATION
September 16, 2002NV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS)
ISN Aggregates LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING DRESSING ONTO THE HEAD PULLEY OF A CONVEYOR DUE TO SLIPPAGE. AFTER AN HOUR AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES, HE COMPLAINED OF A HEADACH AND A SORE THROAT. HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A CHECKUP.
ISN Aggregates LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE CENTERING THE TAIL SHAFT & TIGHTENING TAPER LOCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF TAIL SHAFT - RATCHET SLIPPED, SMASHING THE RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY & RATCHET HANDLE. THERE WAS ALSO A TURF FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE FINGER BONE.
March 25, 2002NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING SLACK OFF OF THE FINES BELT OF THE 391 PORTABLE PLANT. AS HE WAS COMPLETING THIS TASK, A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WAS BEING HOISTED AT THE SAME TIME. AS EE WAS MOVI NG OUT OF THE WAY OF THE STEEL PLACEMENT, IT CAME LOOSE FROM THE STRAPS STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT FOREARM. IT CAUSED SOME MINOR BRUISING, A SCRATCH AND SOME SWELLING. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER FO