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Spanish Springs Quarry: 55 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Spanish Springs Quarry is an active construction sand and gravel surface mine in Washoe County, Nevada, operated by Western Nevada Materials with 14 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2600803). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 55 citations and orders there with $196,201 in proposed penalties, and 5 accident reports were filed there, with 5 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2600803
- Status
- Active since November 13, 2013
- Main commodity
- Construction sand and gravel
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Washoe County, Nevada
- Nearest town
- Sparks
- Operator
- Western Nevada Materials
- Parent company
- Teichert Inc
- Employees
- 14
- MSHA field office
- Reno NV Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 55
- Significant and substantial
- 10 (18.2%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 7
- Proposed penalties
- $196,201
- Amount paid so far
- $179,085
- Inspections
- 23
- Inspector hours on site
- 179
- Citations per inspection
- 2.39 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 5
- Injury and illness cases
- 5
- Fatalities
- 1
- Latest MSHA record
- October 26, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 2 ($464 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | $1,391 | 1 |
| 2023 | 14 | 4 | $182,656 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 4 | $11,202 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | $952 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Spanish Springs Quarry
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14109 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11027 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.13011 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 50.10 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.16002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4102 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Spanish Springs Quarry
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 3 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 1 |
What the accident reports at Spanish Springs Quarry describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 2 |
| Handling of materials | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Spanish Springs Quarry
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Front-end loader | 1 |
| Chute | 1 |
Other open mines in Washoe County, Nevada
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rilite Aggregate | Rilite Aggregate | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 34 |
| Mustang Quarry | Q&D Construction LLC | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 17 |
| Golden Valley Pit | A & K Earthmovers Inc | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 7 |
| Lockwood Quarry | Granite Construction Company | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 5 |
| MXT 1300 Cone Pid13mxtkc0k91141 | Joy Engineering | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 3 |
| Wade Sand | Granite Construction Company | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 1 |
| Cec Portable Plant | Western Nevada Materials | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 1 |
| Desert Mountain Pit | A & K Earthmovers Inc | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 0 |
| Rental Portable Crusher #3 | Q&D Construction LLC | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.