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.
Spring Valley: 2 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
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
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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
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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.$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.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.50.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 50.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Nova Technology International Inc 1981 to 1988
- Gold Bug Joint Venture 1988 to 2002
- Geo-Nevada Inc. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Spring Valley sits in Lyon County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 2.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lyon County, Nevada · Population 60,630
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$73,460
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.