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Mel Clark Inc.: 195 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Mel Clark Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Melvin D Clark
Las Vegas, Clark County, NV  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2602139

Mel Clark Inc. has $51K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2020–2023
Latest incident
Nov 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
195
citations
50
significant & substantial
$50,689
proposed penalties
$47,309
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,380 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mel Clark Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
904
inspection hours
n/a
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: 904 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mel Clark Inc. has $51K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$51K
proposed penalties
$51K
current assessed
$47K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
193 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-01-24.
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.
25.9%
significant & substantial
6.2%
high negligence or reckless
25.9%
reasonably likely or greater
46.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.9% low, 81.9% moderate, 6.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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: 2024-09-24
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (17)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-09-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 Utility Man
2024-09-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-08-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 Supervisor, Co. Official
2019-08-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-11-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-11-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.13 1.63 0.69 Bobcat Operator
2009-12-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-08-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-08-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.71 2.26 0.31 Cleanup Man
2005-08-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.33 Bulldozer Operator
2003-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 1.78 0.28 Bulldozer Operator
2003-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.97 2.35 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-12-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 3 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-12-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2000-12-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 Supervisor, Co. Official

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2015-11-17, 10 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2015-11-17 Fibers, >5um 0 SF GENERAL
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.
Ownership history
  1. Pipes Paving Inc 1990 to 2010
  2. Mel Clark Inc. 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 7
2024 6
2023 6
2022 6
2021 5
2020 7
2019 5
2018 7
2017 11
2016 16
2015 13
2014 8
2013 8
2012 6
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 5
2006 4
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 4
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mel Clark Inc. 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 1,788 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,302 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,424 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,710 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,747 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,027 1 0 973.7
2024 Q4 2,688 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,115 6 0 2836.9
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,405 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,876 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,279 1 0 438.8
2023 Q3 2,242 2 0 892.1
2023 Q2 2,173 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,453 3 0 1223.0
2022 Q4 2,416 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,128 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,210 2 0 905.0
2022 Q1 1,847 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,516 1 0 659.6
2021 Q3 1,985 1 0 503.8
2021 Q2 2,152 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,304 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,085 6 1 2877.7
2020 Q3 3,068 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,496 6 1 2403.8
2020 Q1 2,233 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,701 4 1 1480.9
2019 Q3 2,589 6 0 2317.5
2019 Q2 1,971 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,006 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,013 6 1 1991.4
2018 Q3 2,387 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,301 3 0 1303.8
2018 Q1 2,686 2 0 744.6
2017 Q4 2,681 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,142 3 0 954.8
2017 Q2 3,532 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,904 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,422 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,115 2 1 945.6
2016 Q2 2,401 4 0 1666.0
2016 Q1 2,822 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,898 3 0 769.6
2015 Q3 2,861 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,636 2 0 758.7
2015 Q1 2,275 4 1 1758.2
2014 Q4 2,056 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,600 5 1 3125.0
2014 Q2 2,072 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,664 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,364 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,587 3 2 1890.4
2013 Q2 1,555 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,111 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 889 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,525 3 1 1967.2
2012 Q1 1,665 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 743 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 708 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,087 3 2 1437.5
2010 Q1 621 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,254 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 986 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,077 2 0 1857.0
2008 Q4 1,266 5 2 3949.4
2008 Q3 914 1 0 1094.1
2008 Q2 712 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 519 5 1 9633.9
2007 Q4 1,196 5 3 4180.6
2007 Q3 1,623 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,934 8 0 4136.5
2007 Q1 2,258 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,285 13 3 5689.3
2006 Q3 2,316 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,520 4 0 1587.3
2006 Q1 2,235 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,222 2 1 900.1
2005 Q3 2,286 11 4 4811.9
2005 Q2 2,267 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,915 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,351 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,506 5 0 1995.2
2004 Q2 2,360 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,069 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,519 6 2 2381.9
2003 Q3 2,131 3 2 1407.8
2003 Q2 2,659 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,476 10 7 4038.8
2002 Q4 2,224 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,984 11 3 5544.4
2002 Q2 2,303 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,335 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,757 3 0 1707.5
2001 Q3 1,502 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,374 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,646 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,823 4 0 2194.2
2000 Q3 1,776 12 8 6756.8
2000 Q2 1,926 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,954 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2023 · 1 incident

November 2, 2023 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mel Clark Inc. · Fall from machine

worker was exiting EE's loader to do some maintenance work and was unaware the door was not latched. EE went to exit and the door swung open on EE causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall from the machine. EE suffered abrasion to EE's left hand, fingers, right arm, and back as well as some discomfort to all areas mentioned along with right hip and right leg discomfort

2020 · 1 incident

November 6, 2020 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mel Clark Inc. · Struck by falling object

IW was attempting to repair guard around the tail end of the feeder belt. Used a ratchet strap attached to a K rail and the angle iron around the belt to pull the angle irons back into the proper position to make the repair. Worker went to stand up to look for a hammer and used the ratchet strap as a crutch to lean on which pulled the k rail over on top of IW pinning IW.