Mining Incidents

VEGA-PORTABLE CRUSHER #1 Metal/Non-Metal

elko, Elko County, NV  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2601862

VEGA-PORTABLE CRUSHER #1 has $86K 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
4
Years on record
1988–2007
Latest incident
Nov 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
225
citations
81
significant & substantial
$85,628
proposed penalties
$85,628
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
58
inspections on record
802
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: 802 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

VEGA-PORTABLE CRUSHER #1 has $86K 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.
$86K
proposed penalties
$86K
current assessed
$86K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
221 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-09.
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 4,068 13 4 3195.7
2025 Q3 4,675 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,950 4 0 1012.7
2025 Q1 433 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,816 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,125 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,217 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 509 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,067 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,051 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,684 4 0 1085.8
2023 Q1 154 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,170 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,517 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,863 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 619 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,264 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,036 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,553 2 1 783.4
2021 Q1 523 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,227 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,212 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,318 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,099 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,650 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,057 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,386 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 647 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,805 6 2 2139.0
2018 Q3 3,978 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,999 2 0 500.1
2018 Q1 830 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,165 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,483 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,658 2 0 752.4
2017 Q1 636 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,978 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,141 2 0 636.7
2016 Q2 3,025 2 0 661.2
2016 Q1 860 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,650 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,086 8 3 2592.4
2015 Q2 3,161 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,596 2 1 1253.1
2014 Q4 3,486 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,615 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,760 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,267 3 0 2367.8
2013 Q4 3,310 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,658 4 2 600.8
2013 Q2 5,545 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,468 6 2 4087.2
2012 Q4 5,276 5 2 947.7
2012 Q3 6,432 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,680 14 5 2991.5
2012 Q1 1,365 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,513 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,603 7 2 1249.3
2011 Q2 4,642 28 20 6031.9
2011 Q1 1,316 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,237 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,318 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,816 6 5 1245.8
2010 Q1 1,455 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,131 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,998 27 7 6753.4
2009 Q2 5,216 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,783 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,232 7 3 2165.8
2008 Q3 5,308 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,399 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 962 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,528 11 5 3117.9
2007 Q3 6,026 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,078 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,261 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,914 17 6 4343.4
2006 Q3 4,483 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,703 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 339 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,943 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,702 15 6 4051.9
2005 Q2 2,629 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 532 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,736 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,795 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,318 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 443 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,304 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,515 5 2 1988.1
2003 Q2 1,522 3 1 1971.1
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 1,053 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,274 11 1 4837.3
2002 Q2 2,325 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 388 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,712 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,067 9 1 2934.5
2001 Q2 3,164 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,369 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,830 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,098 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,505 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 481 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

November 2, 2007 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Vega Construction & Trucking Co. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Conveyor had been running for approx. 10 minutes to warm up. Due to frost, the belt was slipping. He gained access to head pulley by standing on the handrail and placed his left hand over the existing guard. The pulley entrapped his hand and it was crushed.

1992 · 1 incident

March 13, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Vega Construction & Trucking Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING CONV BELT HELPING WELDER BY HOLDING IRON PLATE

1991 · 1 incident

June 21, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vega Construction & Trucking Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCRAPER ALLEDEDLY JARRED HIS BACK.

1988 · 1 incident

October 27, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vega Construction & Trucking Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED SCREENS.MINOR OUTPATIENT SURGERY WITH 6 WKS RECUPERATION.NOT LIFTING.WILL BE ABLE TO RETRW NORMAL DUTIES WITH NO REPERCUSSION.

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