Clearlake Lava Inc operator
Controlled by
Donald W Van Pelt
MSHA operator ID: L14475
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1994–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
270
citations
51
significant & substantial
$33,685
proposed penalties
$33,502
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $183 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
206
inspections on record
2,339
inspection hours
11.5
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.270 citations across 2,339 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$34K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$34K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
266 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 2 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2022
1
2018
1
2016
1
2015
1
2010
2
2006
1
2001
1
1995
1
1994
1
Mines on record
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