Lone Mountain Pit has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1987–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
119
citations
20
significant & substantial
$47,371
proposed penalties
$31,463
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,908 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
1,212
inspection hours
9.8
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.
119 citations across 1,212 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lone Mountain Pit has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 4 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.
$47K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
Customer was using 773 haul trucks to be loaded with boulders from LVP pit to be taken off site. During execution the trail haul truck lost brakes on a downhill slope between 6-10 degree decline. The trail truck struck the lead truck pushing it under LVP dozer trap. 911 called immediately and flight for life was dispatched. Front miner has broken ribs and back.
March 25, 2025NV · Metal/Non-Metalwater truck operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
The operator was watering a road with a CAT 621G water pull. The operator was driving approximately 10 miles per hour when they drove into the equipment parking V-ditch. The operator stated that they knew it was there, but didn't notice it due to an optical illusion. The impact bounced them in the seat straining their lower back. The operator was having a hard time breathing.
2002 · 1 incident
July 30, 2002NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS ON THE CONVEYER CHECKING THE MOTOR DO TO A KICKOUT ON THE BREAKER. AFTER CHECKING THE MOTOR HE STARTED TO WALK DOWN THE CONVEYER TO GET OFF WHEN THE CONVEYER KICKED ON. HE FELL ONTO THE CONVEYER BELT, TRAVELING HALFWAY DOWN THE CONVEYER WHEN HE ROLLED OFF THE CONVEYER AND HITTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE ON THE FRAME OF THE CONVEYER, FRACTURING JAW DAMAGING EYE.
2001 · 1 incident
June 29, 2001NV · Metal/Non-Metalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeyHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE INSTALLING A GEAR SHAFT IN THE PUG MILL EMPLOYEE STARINED HIS LEFT HAND. GEAR SHAFT WEIGHT IS APPROX 100 POUNDS.
March 10, 1994NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF PIPE OUT OF WASHPLANT PAN. PIPE WEIGHT APPROX 100 LBS . INJURED TWISTED WHILE LIFTING PIPE & FELL TO THE GROUND.HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
1991 · 1 incident
May 30, 1991NV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
I WAS BRUSHING 5T RAIN MINE SITE, THE HAUL WAS ABOUT 2 MILES, AT APPROX. 330 I GOT A LOAD, STARTED DOWN TO THE BRUSH DUMP, THE HAUL LOADS WALL IN BAD SHAPE I GOT DOWN 1 1/2 MILES AND HIT SEVE HOLES IN THE R2AD THAT WHEN THE PAIN STARTED IN MY LOWER BACK.
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