Springer Mine: 4 MSHA citations
Metal/Non-Metal
Springer Mine has $400 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
- 3
- Years on record
- 1991–2026
- Latest incident
- Jul 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
0
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
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: 23 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Springer Mine has $400 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-05-07.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 75.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Utah International Inc
1950 to 1984
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Utah International Inc
1984 to 1994
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Springer Mining Company
1994 to 2026
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Blue Moon Springer Inc.
2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year |
Employees |
| 2026 |
2 |
| 2008 |
4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Springer Mine sits in Pershing County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 20.4% 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.
Pershing County, Nevada · Population 6,505
20.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,007
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 |
| 2026 Q2 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2008 Q2 |
1,450 |
4 |
0 |
2758.6 |
| 2008 Q1 |
1,220 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2026 · 1 incident
July 27, 2026
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Moon Springer Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
While attempting to get into the passenger side of a private vehicle, employee rolled their right ankle and fell to the ground on their right side fall resulted in pain to the right hip. The employee then attempted to get to their feet again and fell on the same hip, causing more pain. The employee was transported to a medical facility in Reno, NV still trying to confirm diagnosis
1993 · 1 incident
Utah International Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING BATTERY ON AN LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE LOCO HE STEPPED ON THE TRACK & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL BETWEEN THE TRACKS HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TWISTING HIS L EFT KNEE & STRIKING HIS BACK ON A SWITCH THROW EMPLOYEE FINISHED WORKING THE DAY & RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY HOWEVER CONTINUED PAIN CAUSE HIM TO SEE A DOC ON 04-05-93 AFTER WORK HE DID NO
1991 · 1 incident
MOVING LADDER FROM N. SIDE OF BUILDING TO S. SIDE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGHT ROOM BETWEEN TRUCK AND COMPRESSOR AND EE TRIPPED OVER ROPE ON LADDER. DID NOT HAVE ANY HELP TO MOVE LADDER.