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VEGA-PORTABLE CRUSHER #1: 225 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

VEGA CONSTRUCTION & TRUCKING, LLC · Surface
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.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2012-05-23.
On record since 2012.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, 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.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
36.2%
significant & substantial
9.4%
high negligence or reckless
36.2%
reasonably likely or greater
48.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 76.3% moderate, 9.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-10-08
9%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
28
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz91 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg17
  • Arsenic fumes1
  • Beryllium fumes1
Show the individual readings (40)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2005-08-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 0.19 1.89 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-10-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2025-10-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Building Repair/Maint.
2018-06-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.22 0.55 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-06-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.22 0.64 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-09-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Belt Crew
2015-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2015-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-09-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-09-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-03-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-03-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-09-24 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Zinc oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Manganese fumes 0.02 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scraper Operator
2009-09-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 1.79 0.25 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.48 0.40 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-09-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.41 0.37 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-09-24 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Copper fumes 3.55 300 0.01 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Iron oxide fumes 0.35 20 0.02 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.02 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2009-09-24 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.29 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-08-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.35 0.57 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-08-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scraper Operator
2005-08-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.34 0.91 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-07-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-07-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Vega Construction & Trucking Co. 1983 to 2022
  2. VEGA CONSTRUCTION & TRUCKING, LLC 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 8
2025 8
2024 7
2023 6
2022 6
2021 6
2020 7
2019 8
2018 8
2017 7
2016 6
2015 6
2014 10
2013 9
2012 8
2011 8
2010 6
2009 7
2008 6
2007 8
2006 7
2005 5
2004 5
2003 3
2002 6
2001 6
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

VEGA-PORTABLE CRUSHER #1 sits in Elko County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 19.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Elko County, Nevada · Population 53,852
19.6%
Mining share of county employment
$83,427
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 4,803 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 660 0 0 0.0
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
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,217 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 509 0 0 0.0
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 14 5 3781.7
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.