Tolar Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2018–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
28
citations
3
significant & substantial
$5,138
proposed penalties
$5,001
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $137 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
18
inspections on record
340
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: 340 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tolar Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-14.
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
2025 Q4
5,748
1
0
174.0
2025 Q3
4,527
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
5,336
1
0
187.4
2025 Q1
6,915
3
0
433.8
2024 Q4
5,706
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
6,120
1
0
163.4
2024 Q2
6,468
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
7,925
5
0
630.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
10,247
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
10,713
1
0
93.3
2023 Q2
13,493
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
13,389
1
0
74.7
2022 Q4
14,634
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
11,430
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
10,861
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
9,520
1
0
105.0
2021 Q4
10,465
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,595
2
0
770.7
2021 Q2
150
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,150
2
1
1739.1
2020 Q1
9,579
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
23,519
2
0
85.0
2019 Q3
30,149
3
1
99.5
2019 Q2
24,026
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
31,503
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
28,644
2
1
69.8
2018 Q3
31,988
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
25,761
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
29,687
3
0
101.1
2017 Q4
23,913
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2024 · 1 incident
August 28, 2024TX · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tolar Mine, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was stepping into a Bulldozer when the injury occurred. While pulling self up into the cab of the dozer, the employee felt a pop in right arm. The employee went to get the arm checked out the next day. On 9/3/24, employee was able to get an MRI and this indicated a tear of the right bicep tendon.
Vista employee was picking up debris (PVC Pipe) at the pit location when one end of the pipe snapped and struck the employee in the upper right lip requiring 5 stitches resulting in a reportable injury. Employee was able to return to work without restrictions.
Employee was trying to connect a line with hydrated lime flowing through it. Employee failed to close the valve to stop the flow of material, which caused hydrated lime splash the employee in eye.
January 5, 2020TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Employee was retracting the chain on an overhead hoist when the chain snagged. The chain popped free causing the hook to strike the employee in the face causing lacerations to the nose and nasal fractures.
2018 · 1 incident
January 13, 2018TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ON 01/13/2018, EE was walking to mobile equipment and right leg became stuck in mud up to about shin. EE was offered professional medical treatment and declined. Instead treated leg with ice (first aid). EE requested professional medical treatment and was treated on 02/26/2018. EE was assigned restrictions by Medical.
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