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Small Mine Development: OSHA inspections and violations

Hornitos, California · Support Activities for Metal Mining · NAICS 213114

5inspections
3citation items
$2,025current penalties
Aug 5, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Small Mine Development 5 times in California since 2001.

The latest one began on Aug 5, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Hornitos.

Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,025 and still stand at $2,025.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for mining and oil and gas employers since 2015 is $2,866, and Small Mine Development averages $2,025 (1 cited inspection).

Small Mine Development: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 349095851 OPENED AUG 5, 2026Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2026

3.9 Miles N. Of Bear Valley Road/exchequer Road Intersection, Hornitos, CA 95325 · Support Activities for Metal Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 348812611 OPENED MAR 10, 2026Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Mar 24, 2026

3.9 Miles N. Of Bear Valley Road/exchequer Road Intersection, Hornitos, CA 95325 · Support Activities for Metal Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 348661174 OPENED DEC 17, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 9, 2026

3.9 Miles N. Of Bear Valley Road/exchequer Road Intersection, Hornitos, CA 95325 · Support Activities for Metal Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$675$675Feb 26, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 5251(G)
Other-than-serious$675$675Feb 26, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 7014(G)
Other-than-serious$675$675Feb 26, 2026Final

Inspection 125744979 OPENED JAN 28, 2002Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2002

Approximatley 8 Miles S/o Ballarat On Wingate Road, Trona, CA 93562 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 125744946 OPENED NOV 27, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Nov 27, 2001

Approximatley 8 Miles S/o Ballarat On Wingate Road, Trona, CA 93562 · Gold Ore Mining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 2340.26

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