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West Valley Pit Metal/Non-Metal

West Valley City, Salt Lake County, UT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4202087

West Valley Pit has $599 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
1996–1998
Latest incident
Dec 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$599
proposed penalties
$599
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
4
inspections on record
67
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: 67 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

West Valley Pit has $599 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.
$599
proposed penalties
$599
current assessed
$599
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-24.
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 2,216 1 0 451.3
2025 Q3 1,375 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 865 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,293 2 1 872.2
2024 Q4 3,121 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 350 1 0 2857.1
2011 Q3 836 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

December 10, 1998 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Geneva Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED WHILE PUTTING HOSE IN SLURRY TANK. GRABBED WITH ARM TO STABILIZE AND HURT SHOULDER.

1996 · 1 incident

April 10, 1996 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Geneva Rock Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED HITTING ELBOW ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

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