Mining Incidents

Spring Valley Metal/Non-Metal

Geo-Nevada Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Hau Sun Ho
silver city, Lyon County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601776

Spring Valley has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
2
citations
1
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
4
inspections on record
36
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: 36 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Spring Valley has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$55
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-10-04.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 26, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gold Bug Joint Venture · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WENT TO PICK UP A BROOM FROM OFF THE GROUND AND WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

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