Venable Pit has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
177
citations
33
significant & substantial
$49,256
proposed penalties
$45,125
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,131 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
1,111
inspection hours
15.9
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.
177 citations across 1,111 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Venable Pit has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$49K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
175 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-19.
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
1,742
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
2,189
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,120
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
80
2
0
25000.0
2024 Q4
1,188
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
527
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
1,612
3
0
1861.0
2024 Q1
1,379
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
1,505
3
1
1993.4
2023 Q3
953
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,412
1
0
708.2
2023 Q1
1,182
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,533
1
0
652.3
2022 Q3
1,670
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,703
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,480
1
0
675.7
2021 Q4
1,243
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,863
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
2,327
1
0
429.7
2021 Q1
1,598
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,580
3
1
1898.7
2020 Q3
1,535
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,480
4
0
2702.7
2020 Q1
1,194
1
0
837.5
2019 Q4
1,475
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,690
2
0
1183.4
2019 Q2
1,270
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,315
7
1
5323.2
2018 Q4
1,355
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,861
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
2,099
3
0
1429.3
2018 Q1
1,327
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,749
8
1
4574.0
2017 Q3
1,614
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,523
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,178
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
846
8
0
9456.3
2016 Q3
1,450
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,897
2
1
1054.3
2016 Q1
1,284
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
819
4
0
4884.0
2015 Q3
2,305
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,167
3
1
1384.4
2015 Q1
2,407
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,841
2
0
1086.4
2014 Q3
2,876
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,762
15
6
5430.8
2014 Q1
2,372
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,300
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
2,733
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,196
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,338
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,968
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,012
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,018
3
0
1486.6
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
628
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,430
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,476
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,090
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
734
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,570
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,485
6
2
4040.4
2010 Q1
409
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,367
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,920
1
0
203.3
2009 Q2
3,050
9
1
2950.8
2009 Q1
2,041
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,265
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
4,743
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,374
1
0
228.6
2008 Q1
4,462
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
6,097
4
0
656.1
2007 Q3
6,094
9
3
1476.9
2007 Q2
5,908
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
7,732
13
2
1681.3
2006 Q4
7,732
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,433
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,555
10
3
1525.6
2006 Q1
5,286
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
4,633
3
0
647.5
2005 Q3
5,162
4
1
774.9
2005 Q2
4,795
1
0
208.6
2005 Q1
3,705
5
0
1349.5
2004 Q4
4,343
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,756
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,605
4
1
868.6
2004 Q1
5,217
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
6,478
4
2
617.5
2003 Q3
4,331
3
0
692.7
2003 Q2
4,904
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
4,398
2
0
454.8
2002 Q4
5,163
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,415
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,448
2
0
1381.2
2002 Q1
6,429
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,664
2
0
353.1
2001 Q3
3,837
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
6,605
1
0
151.4
2001 Q1
3,062
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,925
12
5
3057.3
2000 Q3
4,577
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,294
3
1
698.6
2000 Q1
5,072
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2015 · 2 incidents
July 27, 2015OR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee had shut Overland #3 off to unplug it. After clearing the conveyor, he unlocked the conveyor and turned it on. Walking between conveyors 2 & 3 his digging bar snagged on conveyor 3 causing the bar to smash his finger against the frame of the conveyor.
May 29, 2015OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was placing a crossmember into pit feeder. Crossmember fell and injured left index finger, requiring 3 stitches.
2007 · 2 incidents
September 26, 2007OR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Worker was observing cable used to pull conveyor belt on new conveyor system and became entangled between cable and belt pulley. Fingers amputated on left hand serious injuries to right hand, broken collar bone and broken rib, dislocated knee.
January 4, 2007OR · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SHOVELING AROUND CONE CRUSHER SCREEN EE STATED AROCK FELL FROM THE SCREEN STRIKING HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
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