Virginia Vermiculite LLC operator
Controlled by
Ned Gumble
MSHA operator ID: L39883
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 46
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
260
citations
62
significant & substantial
$99,004
proposed penalties
$77,838
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,166 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
112
inspections on record
3,042
inspection hours
8.5
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.260 citations across 3,042 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.$99K
proposed penalties
$87K
current assessed
$78K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
260 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 15 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 9 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 5 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2024
1
2020
1
2019
1
2017
1
2016
2
2014
2
2010
1
2008
2
2007
1
2006
2
2005
5
2003
1
2002
2
2000
1
1999
1
1998
3
1997
1
1993
2
1992
2
1991
3
1990
1
1988
1
1987
1
1986
1
1985
2
1984
3
1983
1
Mines on record
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