MINE DETAILS
Thacker Pass
MSHA MINE ID2602762
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Thacker Pass41.68250, -117.95139Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
52,703reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 10,920 | 0.00 | 11 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 10,920 | 0.00 | 21 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 12,280 | 0.00 | 21 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 14,942 | 0.00 | 30 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 2,671 | 0.00 | 4 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 970 | 0.00 | 2 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
50 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
20 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
604.004 of 5 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
33.509 inspections · 9 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 4 | 0 | 604.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 5.0 on-site hours
56.9300(b)
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 2.5 on-site hours
MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
During a torquing operation, a RAD torque machine was inadvertently activated while the employee's left hand was on the reaction arm. The resulting movement of the reaction arm pinched the employee's left index finger against a steel structure, causing a finger fracture and requiring stitches.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 12.0 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 6.0 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 4.0 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 2.5 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 1.5 on-site hours
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
Spot Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Person slipped while exiting the fuel truck, hitting their left elbow on the step. Reported the incident, but continued to work. about two weeks later started having issues and pain in the left arm. EE's condition continued to get worse and started to affect EE's right arm as well. On March 18th a doctor directed EE, EE could not return to work.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Lithium Americas CorpcontrolsLithium Nevada Corp.operatesThacker Pass
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2602762Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
3 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 111 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD3 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
9 violation rows across the full record; 0 carry an S&S flag and $1,145 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY8 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHcontext
Occupational health samples
3 personal. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE3 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
970 employee hours and 2 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALneutral
Contests, conferences and decisions
0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE0 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT1 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
11 inspection events and 142 published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE10 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 1 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202602929300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator | 0.17× published limitConcentration: 0000.16 · limit: 0000.95Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F011AE1 |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
510962356.9300(b)Citation
950796350.30(a)Citation
950796250.30(a)Citation
950796150.30(a)Citation
950796050.30(a)Citation
989369856.12028Citation
989369756.12028Citation
989369656.12028Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgRoad Grader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
12 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors3Sep 27, 2024—Jul 21, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Jul 17, 2026—Jul 17, 2026mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal8Feb 24, 2015—Feb 6, 2025mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Contested Violationscompliance · legal—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety13Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety4Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance1Oct 6, 2014—Oct 6, 2014mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance19Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance7Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance11Feb 23, 2015—Sep 22, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety3Jul 20, 2026—Jul 20, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal9Feb 24, 2015—Sep 22, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.