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Hazen Pit Metal/Non-Metal

U.S. Silica Company, LLC · Surface

Controlled by USS Holdings Inc

Fernley, NV, Churchill County, NV · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2600679

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2002–2013
Latest incident: Jul 2013

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$2,597

proposed penalties

$1,287

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	60	0.0
2025 Q3	0
2024 Q4	85	0.0
2024 Q2	69	0.0
2023 Q4	0
2023 Q2	122	0.0
2023 Q1	87	0.0
2022 Q4	82	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2013 · 1 incident

July 30, 2013 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

EP Minerals LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was in the loader, digging into the stockpile, felt his lower back pop down low and get tight. Employee noticed paid and pulling down his right leg when leaving the loader. Employee was diagnosed with a lumbar strain and was issued work restrictions.

2002 · 1 incident

November 19, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DRIVER HAULING ORE. INTERNAL BATTERY MALFUNCTIONON TRUCK CAUSING SMOKE FUMES AND VAPORS, WHICH WERE THEN INHALED BY EMPLOYEE. MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY, PER DEFINITION NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY.