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River Canyon III Metal/Non-Metal

Joy Engineering · Surface

Controlled by Rick Joy

McCarran, Storey County, NV  ·  Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2602617

River Canyon III has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $800 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

2

Years on record

2022–2024

Latest incident

Aug 2024

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

30

citations

6

significant & substantial

$7,670

proposed penalties

$4,708

paid to date

61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,962 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2008

33

inspections on record

260

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: 260 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

River Canyon III has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $800 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$8K

proposed penalties

$6K

current assessed

$5K

paid to date

$800

outstanding

29 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-05.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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	8,232	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	10,424	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	10,436	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	7,288	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	8,474	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	7,096	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	11,405	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	9,670	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	8,767	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	7,361	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	7,722	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	3,530	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	7,762	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	7,176	1	0	139.4
2022 Q2	6,943	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	5,605	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	5,760	1	0	173.6
2021 Q3	5,592	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	5,190	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	5,134	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	5,861	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	5,773	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	4,027	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	3,496	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	4,147	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	3,801	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	5,010	1	0	199.6
2019 Q1	4,264	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	4,044	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	3,240	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	2,485	1	0	402.4
2018 Q1	5,157	1	0	193.9
2017 Q4	4,252	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	4,242	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	4,025	1	1	248.4
2017 Q1	4,191	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	3,469	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	4,102	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	3,284	1	0	304.5
2016 Q1	3,350	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	2,826	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	3,810	6	3	1574.8
2015 Q2	4,303	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	1,659	1	0	602.8
2014 Q4	1,499	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	1,764	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	2,627	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	3,005	3	1	998.3
2013 Q4	1,104	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	1,319	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	2,520	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	1,091	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	588	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	0	1	0
2012 Q2	1,219	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	2,833	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	980	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	863	1	0	1158.7
2011 Q2	1,227	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	936	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	526	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	720	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	756	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	785	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	730	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,440	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	2,162	2	0	925.1
2009 Q1	1,392	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	4,043	6	0	1484.0
2008 Q3	0	0	0
2008 Q1	2,802	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2024 · 1 incident

August 1, 2024 NV · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY

Joy Engineering · Struck by falling object

The employee was picking up trash/aerosol can near the generator, leaned against the generator placed right hand near the hinge part of the door, generator turned on smashing right hand ring finger and middle finger between the door and the generator. Amputating the tip of right finger, breaking the middle finger, and smashing index finger.

2022 · 1 incident

May 2, 2022 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Joy Engineering · Fall from machine

Driver was exiting the driver door and was not facing the truck they missed the steps and fell on the ground they were exiting the wrong way. Driver was scaling out on the scale house.

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