SPRING VALLEY - 346 has $436 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$436
proposed penalties
$436
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
9
inspections on record
110
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: 110 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 - 346 has $436 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$436
proposed penalties
$436
current assessed
$436
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-01.
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
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q2
5,829
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
5,571
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
5,417
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
5,947
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
5,784
2
0
345.8
2003 Q1
3,702
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
6,027
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3
7,539
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
9,039
1
0
110.6
2002 Q1
5,926
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
7,328
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
7,951
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
8,152
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
8,071
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
8,676
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
9,648
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
9,582
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
8,239
2
0
242.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
1996 · 1 incident
March 13, 1996OH · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
ROCK WAS WEDGED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 310 HOPPER. WITH THE DESIGN OF HOPPER, THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET TO THE ROCKS IS TO CRAWL INSIDE HOPPER. THE ROCK SHIFTED AND SLIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS, SMASH ING MY FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND A PIECE OF STEEL.
1992 · 1 incident
August 13, 1992OH · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
38157ING OXYGEN AND ACET CYLINDERS ON THE TORCH CART. SET OXYGEN TANK FELL OVER HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND MISSED, TOP OF TANK STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT. WENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER 01540HAD FOOT X-RAYED, NOTHING BROKEN, CONTUSION AND SPRAIN WAS DOCTOR REPORT.
1988 · 1 incident
October 20, 1988OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ernst Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BEARING HOUSING FROM SIDE OF SCREEN. BEARING HOUSING SLIPPED PINCHING KNUCKLE BETWEEN HOUSING AND A BOLT ON SCREEN. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED THREE STITCHES BETWEEN RING FING ER AND LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.
1987 · 1 incident
April 16, 1987OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
LIFTING A BAG O0 SAND INTO THE SANDBLASTER. HE HURT THE LOWER BACK MUSCLES
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