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Wells Cargo Inc: 175 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Wells Cargo Inc · Surface
Controlled by Guy M Wells
Las Vegas, Clark County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600460

Wells Cargo Inc has $40K 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
10
Years on record
1989–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
175
citations
36
significant & substantial
$39,704
proposed penalties
$38,232
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,472 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Wells Cargo Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
1,080
inspection hours
16.2
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.
175 citations across 1,080 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wells Cargo Inc has $40K 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
172 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $11K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-21.
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.
20.7%
significant & substantial
6.9%
high negligence or reckless
20.7%
reasonably likely or greater
52.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.2% low, 75.9% moderate, 6.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
8 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 6 · 75%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 25%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
85%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$11K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-10-14.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2011-75M Settlement Miller 2011 $11K → $2K
WEST 2004-235 Settlement Manning 2004 $120 → $120
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2023-02-02, 3 years ago
13%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz81 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (10)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2003-03-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.32 1.24 1.06 Cleanup Man
2023-02-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.45 1.56 0.29 Bobcat Operator
2017-01-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 1.49 0.46 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2012-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-07-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 2.44 0.14 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-02-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 1.55 0.41 Laborer, Bullgang
2006-07-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.62 1.48 0.42 Oiler, Greaser
2003-03-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2003-03-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.72 1.32 0.55 Cleanup Man
2003-03-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.95 1.28 0.74 Cleanup Man
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.

Wells Cargo Inc recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2016.

Injury rate, 2016
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.59 cases per 100 workers.
In Nevada, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.20 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Wells Cargo Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2023 2
2022 5
2021 4
2020 5
2019 5
2018 7
2017 16
2016 13
2015 14
2014 13
2013 8
2012 12
2011 6
2010 8
2009 7
2008 7
2007 7
2006 12
2005 15
2004 15
2003 20
2002 19
2001 23
2000 23
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Wells Cargo Inc sits in Clark County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Clark County, Nevada · Population 2,293,764
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$73,845
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
2023 Q4 583 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 596 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 581 4 1 6884.7
2023 Q1 794 8 0 10075.6
2022 Q4 785 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,297 2 0 1542.0
2022 Q2 1,432 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,008 0 0 0.0
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4 936 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,372 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 893 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,941 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,440 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,752 8 1 2907.0
2020 Q2 2,079 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,195 2 0 911.2
2019 Q4 1,536 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,516 4 1 1589.8
2019 Q2 2,756 1 0 362.8
2019 Q1 2,313 7 3 3026.4
2018 Q4 3,538 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,923 4 0 1019.6
2018 Q2 2,118 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,668 2 0 428.4
2017 Q4 5,560 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,562 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,311 8 3 1506.3
2017 Q1 3,505 4 1 1141.2
2016 Q4 4,267 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,874 5 0 635.0
2016 Q2 5,715 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,480 3 0 547.4
2015 Q4 6,441 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,987 3 1 501.1
2015 Q2 6,518 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,638 3 0 532.1
2014 Q4 4,216 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,688 1 0 213.3
2014 Q2 4,665 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,133 3 0 725.9
2013 Q4 2,775 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,573 8 2 2239.0
2013 Q2 4,195 3 2 715.1
2013 Q1 3,442 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,102 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,040 2 1 396.8
2012 Q2 6,835 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 6,692 3 0 448.3
2011 Q4 3,396 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,991 3 1 1003.0
2011 Q2 2,955 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,751 1 1 363.5
2010 Q4 3,456 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,447 7 0 2030.8
2010 Q2 3,789 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,585 12 3 3347.3
2009 Q4 3,923 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,997 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,457 1 0 407.0
2009 Q1 2,559 4 4 1563.1
2008 Q4 2,917 8 2 2742.5
2008 Q3 3,402 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,659 4 0 1504.3
2008 Q1 4,337 3 0 691.7
2007 Q4 3,525 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,298 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,272 1 0 305.6
2007 Q1 3,384 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,715 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,842 10 3 1711.7
2006 Q2 5,805 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,505 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,854 7 1 1195.8
2005 Q3 6,862 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,759 2 0 295.9
2005 Q1 5,743 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,561 1 0 152.4
2004 Q3 6,688 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,822 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,372 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 8,318 5 0 601.1
2003 Q3 9,718 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,908 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,093 4 1 494.3
2002 Q4 7,950 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,747 2 0 205.2
2002 Q2 8,312 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 8,341 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,408 5 2 531.5
2001 Q3 8,439 2 0 237.0
2001 Q2 9,801 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 9,600 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,593 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,725 4 2 411.3
2000 Q2 8,120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,204 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2017 · 1 incident

October 25, 2017 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wells Cargo Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While removing an electric motor to be repaired the employee felt a "Pull" in the stomach area. EE was sent to the local medical facility and diagnosed with a hernia.

2009 · 1 incident

June 1, 2009 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Wells Cargo Inc · Struck against a moving object

Public vehicle left the public street and crashed through pit's perimeter fence and went over the berm and landed on first bench 25 feet below.

2008 · 1 incident

September 17, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
Wells Cargo Inc · Struck by flying object

Operating skid steer when the wind blew up dust on jobsite. Dust got in eye as a result. Operator was using safety glasses.

1995 · 1 incident

August 1, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Wells Cargo Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WALKED ON TOP OF SOIL PILE THAT HE HAD SHOVELED - HE HIT THE GUARD WITH HIS HARD HAT AND KNOCKED IT OFF THE HOOK.

1994 · 2 incidents

November 15, 1994 NV · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Wells Cargo Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES: AFTEREMPTYING BUCKET ON BACKHOE, I BACKED UP A SMALL HILL AND BACKHOE TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

November 10, 1994 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wells Cargo Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE STATES: CLIMBING OFF OF DOZER AND MY FOOT SLIPPED AND I HIT MY RIGHT KNEE ON DOZER ARM.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 17, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Wells Cargo Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL TWISTED HIS BACK WENT TO DR 2 DAYS LATER.DR HAD HIM OFF WORK 5 DAYS.RELEASED TO RETURN BUT EMPL NEVER SHOWED UP AGAIN.EMPL TERMINATED HIMSELF.EMPL FILED A CLAIM IN CA FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.WE CONTACTED CA AND GOT INFO REGARDING EMPL.

January 10, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wells Cargo Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Wells Cargo Inc · Struck against a moving object

NEGLIGENCE ON EMP NOT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS OF SUPER NOT TO OPER THIS PC INSTRUCTED TO OPER PICK UP TRUCK

June 19, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
Wells Cargo Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT WHEN WIND BLEW DEBRIS INTO EYE.