US Vanadium, LLC · Contact with electrical current
MAST OF DRILLIN1 RIG MADE CONTACT WITH POWER LINES WHEN MAST WAS BEING LOWERED AFTER INSTALLING MONITORING WELL. DRILL OPERATOR WAS ELECTOCUTED, RESULTING IN DEATH
US Vanadium, LLC operator
Controlled by
US Vanadium Holding Company, LLC
MSHA operator ID: L09132
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
522
citations
108
significant & substantial
$150,154
proposed penalties
$143,593
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,561 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
117
inspections on record
2,942
inspection hours
17.7
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.522 citations across 2,942 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.$150K
proposed penalties
$144K
current assessed
$144K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
508 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 59 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 38 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 14 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
3
2024
3
2023
1
2022
1
2021
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
3
2017
3
2015
4
2014
5
2013
4
2011
1
2010
1
2009
1
2008
1
2007
2
2006
1
2005
4
2004
3
2003
1
2002
6
2001
13
2000
2
1999
2
1998
4
1997
10
1996
5
1995
2
1994
5
1993
4
1992
2
1990
6
1989
8
1988
6
1987
8 (1f)
1986
1
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
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