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Fernley Operations: 17 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Fernley Operations is an active diatomaceous earth (diatomite) surface mine in Churchill County, Nevada, operated by U.S. Silica Company, LLC with 57 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2601950). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 17 citations and orders there with $2,788 in proposed penalties, and 2 accident reports were filed there, with 2 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2601950
- Status
- Active since May 4, 1990
- Main commodity
- Diatomaceous earth (diatomite)
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Churchill County, Nevada
- Nearest town
- Fernley
- Operator
- U.S. Silica Company, LLC
- Parent company
- Uss Holdings Inc
- Employees
- 57
- MSHA field office
- Reno NV Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 17
- Significant and substantial
- 1 (5.9%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $2,788
- Amount paid so far
- $2,054
- Inspections
- 12
- Inspector hours on site
- 88
- Citations per inspection
- 1.42 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 2
- Injury and illness cases
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- July 13, 2026
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 | 2 | 0 | $266 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | $882 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | $151 | 0 |
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | $1,489 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Fernley Operations
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 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14130 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12016 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Fernley Operations
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
What the accident reports at Fernley Operations describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Machinery | 2 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Fernley Operations
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Packaging machine | 2 |
Other open mines in Churchill County, Nevada
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Mill | Wulfenstein Aggregates LLC | Churchill County, NV | Zeolites | 8 | 48 |
| Black Mountain | Gopher Construction Inc | Churchill County, NV | Sand, industrial | 4 | 16 |
| Cedar Rapids Cone | Hiskett & Sons LLC | Churchill County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 9 |
| Sisk Job | BJ Rees's Enterprise | Churchill County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| Jci #1336 | A & K Earthmovers Inc | Churchill County, NV | Sand, common | 9 | 4 |
| Salt Flat | Huck Salt Company | Churchill County, NV | Salt | 11 | 1 |
| Rental Portable Crusher #2 | Q&D Construction LLC | Churchill County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 1 |
| Pop-Corn | U.S. Silica Company, LLC | Churchill County, NV | Perlite | 5 | 0 |
| Hazen Pit | U.S. Silica Company, LLC | Churchill County, NV | Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 3 | 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.