Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Robert J Hicken; Paul R Ballif
MSHA operator ID: L17996
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 35
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2001–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
123
citations
21
significant & substantial
$17,240
proposed penalties
$15,794
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,446 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
103
inspections on record
1,523
inspection hours
8.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.123 citations across 1,523 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.$17K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
119 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 15 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 14 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2025
2
2023
2
2022
1
2020
1
2019
2
2010
1
2009
2
2008
2
2007
3
2005
9
2004
7
2001
1
Mines on record
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