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MP Mine Operations LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Mountain Pass, California · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · NAICS 212399

10inspections
40citation items
$74,615current penalties
Oct 12, 2026last inspection

Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited MP Mine Operations LLC in California 10 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Oct 12, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Mountain Pass and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 40 citation items: 4 serious and 36 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $74,615 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 2473.1 (), 2 times.

Among mining and oil and gas employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,880 penalty. MP Mine Operations LLC averages $10,659 across 7 cited inspections.

MP Mine Operations LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 349229963 OPENED OCT 12, 2026Open

Planned · Complete · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Open

67750 Bailey Road Hc1, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 349129478 OPENED AUG 19, 2026Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 600 employees at the site · Open

67750 Bailey Road Hc1, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 348885211 OPENED APR 15, 2026Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Open

67750 Bailey Road Hc1, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 6964(A)
Other-than-serious$375$375Oct 5, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 5002(C)(1)
Serious$18,000$18,000Oct 5, 2026Contested

Inspection 348791922 OPENED FEB 20, 2026Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 570 employees at the site · Open

67750 Bailey Road Hc1, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$5,000Jun 18, 2026Contested

Inspection 348646001 OPENED DEC 16, 2025Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Open

67750 Bailey Road Hc1, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3340(C)(2)(A)
Other-than-serious$420$420May 11, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)(7)
Serious$18,000$18,000May 11, 2026Contested
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3314(C)
Serious$18,000$18,000May 11, 2026Contested

Inspection 348502196 OPENED SEP 8, 2025Open

Planned · Complete · Safety · 600 employees at the site · Open

67750 Bailey Road Hc1, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(B)(1)
Other-than-serious$375$375Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$185$185Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 4 Other-than-serious$420$420Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 3241(C)
Other-than-serious$420$420Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 3270(B)
Other-than-serious$420$420Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 3272(C)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 3328(A)(2)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 3943(C)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 4002(A)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 4650(D)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 4650(E)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 5143(A)(5)
Other-than-serious$420$420Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 14
29 CFR 5164(C)
Other-than-serious$420$420Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 15
29 CFR 5194(F)(6)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 16
29 CFR 7014(F)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 17
29 CFR 7055(B)
Other-than-serious$280$280Feb 27, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3210(B)
Serious$5,060$5,060Feb 27, 2026Contested

Inspection 345257034 OPENED APR 13, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 240 employees at the site · Closed Dec 29, 2021

67750 Bailey Road Hc1, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 4650(F)
Other-than-serious$200$200Jul 15, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 6151(C)(1)
Other-than-serious$200$200Jul 15, 2021Final

Inspection 344391610 OPENED OCT 8, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 175 employees at the site · Closed Feb 3, 2020

67750 Bailey Road Hc1, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$300$300Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$300$300Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3212(A)(2)(A)
Other-than-serious$200$200Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3366(D)
Other-than-serious$200$200Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 7055(B)
Other-than-serious$300$300Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 5048(J)
Other-than-serious$200$200Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 5048(I)(5)
Other-than-serious$300$300Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 5417(E)
Other-than-serious$300$300Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 5162(A)
Other-than-serious$450$450Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 3203(B)(2)
Other-than-serious$450$450Jan 10, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 11 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 10, 2020Final
2 older inspections

Inspection 343611885 OPENED NOV 20, 2018Closed

Complaint · No inspection · Safety · 175 employees at the site · Closed Dec 10, 2018

67750 Bailey Road, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343384632 OPENED AUG 14, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 175 employees at the site · Closed Sep 17, 2018

67750 Bailey Road, Mountain Pass, CA 92366 · All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3389(A)
Other-than-serious$225$225Aug 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 5162(A)
Other-than-serious$450$450Aug 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$225$225Aug 23, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 2340.16

29 CFR 2340.21

29 CFR 2340.22

29 CFR 2340.26

29 CFR 2473.1

29 CFR 5154.1

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