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Ward Lake Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Perry Thompson
Susanville, Lassen County, CA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0404723

Ward Lake Pit has $81K 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
1994–2007
Latest incident
Apr 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
245
citations
78
significant & substantial
$81,126
proposed penalties
$81,126
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
48
inspections on record
956
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: 956 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ward Lake Pit has $81K 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.
$81K
proposed penalties
$81K
current assessed
$81K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
244 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 1,418 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,966 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,199 8 1 1905.2
2025 Q1 1,710 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,853 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,393 3 0 556.3
2024 Q2 6,165 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,844 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,327 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,466 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,785 3 0 1680.7
2023 Q1 1,390 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,156 1 1 463.8
2022 Q3 4,960 1 0 201.6
2022 Q2 4,423 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,889 3 1 1588.1
2021 Q4 2,716 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,093 5 1 820.6
2021 Q2 2,743 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,241 1 0 446.2
2020 Q4 2,420 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,582 1 0 387.3
2020 Q2 10,554 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,019 3 1 993.7
2019 Q4 4,269 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,628 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,043 2 0 331.0
2019 Q1 3,053 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,436 11 4 2479.7
2018 Q3 9,337 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,379 6 0 716.1
2018 Q1 2,608 7 2 2684.0
2017 Q4 2,769 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,674 1 0 213.9
2017 Q2 4,308 13 2 3017.6
2017 Q1 2,287 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,985 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,078 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,085 10 4 1966.6
2016 Q1 722 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,822 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 12,797 12 1 937.7
2015 Q2 6,896 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,733 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,835 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,180 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,908 7 1 2407.2
2014 Q1 326 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,755 2 0 726.0
2013 Q3 4,630 17 5 3671.7
2013 Q2 3,075 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,236 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,032 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,171 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,894 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 966 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,374 36 18 15164.3
2011 Q3 3,588 5 2 1393.5
2011 Q2 10 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 907 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,143 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 1,346 15 11 11144.1
2009 Q3 2,117 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,845 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 94 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,156 8 4 6920.4
2008 Q3 2,306 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 594 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 2,108 6 0 2846.3
2007 Q3 4,946 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,843 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 231 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,818 7 0 1833.4
2006 Q3 6,867 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,673 6 1 1633.5
2006 Q1 1,438 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,365 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,153 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,397 8 2 3337.5
2005 Q1 312 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,852 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,322 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,374 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 426 4 0 9389.7
2003 Q4 2,219 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,804 10 3 2628.8
2003 Q2 2,391 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 488 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,783 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,069 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,677 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,860 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,675 4 4 704.8
2001 Q3 877 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,721 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 171 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 465 2 1 4301.1
2000 Q3 639 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 154 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2007 · 1 incident

April 2, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Miller's Custom Work Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Another employee was cutting a piece of metal. Metal snapped hitting employee in the hand. Cut left hand and broke finger.

1994 · 2 incidents

August 23, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller's Custom Work Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING 2 JOINTS OF PIPE TOGETHER WITH PIPE WRENCH.

July 27, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller's Custom Work Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNPLUGGING JAW WITH PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED BETWEEN ROCK AND JAW, PRY BAR HIT EMPLOYEE IN SIDE OF FACE.

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