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MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC

67750 BAILEY ROAD, MOUNTAIN PASS, CA, 92366
212299All Other Metal Ore Mining

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OSHA inspections
8
over 17 years
Violations
10
$5,100 in penalties
Penalties
$5,100
$510 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $5,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 87 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.5 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
10
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$5,100
$510 avg / violation
10% serious90% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 8

63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $5,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3210 B11$2,700May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 2340.0022 D11$450Jun 2015Jun 2015
3203(B)(2)11$300Jun 2015Jun 2015
5162(C)11$300Jun 2015Jun 2015
3650(T)(16)11$300Jun 2015Jun 2015
2874 B11$300May 2010May 2010
3210(B)11$225Jun 2015Jun 2015
3212 A0211$225Mar 2013Mar 2013
5162(A)11$150Jun 2015Jun 2015
6978 A11$150Feb 2012Feb 2012

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 2122 within CA. Peer group: 87 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $110
Inspection frequency
86th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
5
Complaint
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
11 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$191,437
Employees affected
198

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 200 violations · $191,437 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeAug 20121200198$191,437

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 200 violations · $191,437 in backwages · 198 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2010 – Aug 2012All Other Metal Ore MiningFLSA200198$191,437

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in CA — for MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC, not this location alone

Violations
394
Assessed penalties
$282,883

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 100 citations · 59S&S · 100 contractor · $239,869 proposed / $103,747 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8700417
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2014YesHighNegligence$45,000$15,000
8783344
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Aug 2014YesHighNegligence$35,700
8783053
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesHighNegligence$14,000
8783291
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jun 2014YesModNegligence$8,421
8783229
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoHighNegligence$8,209$1,658
8606083
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jan 2012YesHighNegligence$4,689$4,689
8566223
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Nov 2010NoHighNegligence$3,996$154
8566222
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Nov 2010NoModNegligence$3,996$154
8783217
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014YesHighNegligence$3,689$3,689
8555954
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jan 2012NoHighNegligence$3,493$1,314
8783577
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2014NoModNegligence$3,405
8699998
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesModNegligence$3,405$3,405
8694991
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesHighNegligence$3,405$3,405
8566960
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2011NoModNegligence$3,405$2,792
8783055
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesModNegligence$3,300
8555955
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2012YesModNegligence$3,143$2,200
8689255
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2012YesHighNegligence$2,748$2,748
8783223
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014YesModNegligence$2,473$2,473
8783222
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014YesModNegligence$2,473$2,473
8700230
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013YesHighNegligence$2,473$36
8689263
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2012YesModNegligence$2,473$745
8783298
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jun 2014YesHighNegligence$2,282$2,282
8783562
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Nov 2014YesModNegligence$2,161$2,161
8779242
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2014YesModNegligence$2,106$2,106
8783582
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2014YesHighNegligence$2,000
8689042
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2012YesModNegligence$2,000$1,500
8783054
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesHighNegligence$1,944$1,944
8871364
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jul 2015YesModNegligence$1,795
8871460
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2015YesModNegligence$1,795$235
8783561
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Nov 2014YesModNegligence$1,795$1,795
8779009
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jun 2014NoModNegligence$1,795$363
8783230
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoHighNegligence$1,657$1,657
8694994
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesHighNegligence$1,657$1,657
8694986
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesHighNegligence$1,657$1,657
8694985
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesHighNegligence$1,657$1,657
8694982
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesModNegligence$1,530$1,530
8783110
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2014NoHighNegligence$1,412$1,412
8783201
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoModNegligence$1,304$264
8694548
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2014YesLowNegligence$1,304$1,304
8700214
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013NoHighNegligence$1,304$1,108
8689043
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2012YesLowNegligence$1,235$150
8783215
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014YesLowNegligence$1,111$1,111
8783214
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoLowNegligence$1,111$224
8783046
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013NoHighNegligence$1,111$1,111
8783045
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013NoHighNegligence$1,111$1,111
8700323
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013NoHighNegligence$1,111$1,111
8695303
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2012YesHighNegligence$1,111$1,111
8694885
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2012NoHighNegligence$1,111$730
8689269
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2012YesModNegligence$1,111$745
8689248
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2012YesHighNegligence$1,111$100
8566959
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2011YesModNegligence$1,026$1,026
8606318
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2011YesModNegligence$1,026$1,026
8783044
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013NoHighNegligence$946$946
6476691
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2012NoModNegligence$946$357
8875040
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jul 2015YesModNegligence$873
8557810
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jul 2010YesModNegligence$873$873
8871454
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2015YesLowNegligence$807$807
8783218
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoHighNegligence$745$745
8783211
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoModNegligence$745$224
8783108
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2014NoHighNegligence$745$745
8695304
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2012YesHighNegligence$745$745
8689271
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2012YesLowNegligence$745$334
8689410
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2012YesHighNegligence$745$745
8689253
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2012YesHighNegligence$745$745
8871419
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2015YesModNegligence$687$687
8699997
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013NoHighNegligence$687$687
8700231
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013NoModNegligence$687
8783190
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoModNegligence$634$634
8694507
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
May 2012NoModNegligence$634$634
8606084
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jan 2012NoHighNegligence$634$634
8871441
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2015NoModNegligence$585$585
8783202
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014YesLowNegligence$585$585
8783200
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoHighNegligence$585$585
8700319
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013NoModNegligence$585$156
8700312
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013YesModNegligence$585$585
8557418
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2010YesHighNegligence$555$555
8875048
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jul 2015YesModNegligence$540
8871361
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jul 2015YesModNegligence$540
8875041
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jul 2015YesModNegligence$540
8871453
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2015YesModNegligence$540$540
8871451
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2015YesModNegligence$540$540
8871443
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2015YesModNegligence$540$540
8783581
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2014YesModNegligence$540$540
8783568
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2014YesModNegligence$540$540
8779205
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Jun 2014YesLowNegligence$540$540
8700416
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2014NoModNegligence$540$100
8700415
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Feb 2014NoModNegligence$540$100
8700315
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013YesLowNegligence$540$540
8783226
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoHighNegligence$499$499
8783221
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoHighNegligence$499$499
8783213
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoLowNegligence$499$100
8783212
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Apr 2014NoHighNegligence$499$499
8783048
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013NoHighNegligence$499$499
8694987
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2013YesModNegligence$499$499
8700227
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013NoHighNegligence$499
8700226
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Sep 2013NoHighNegligence$499$499
8699631
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2012NoHighNegligence$499$499
8699630
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Dec 2012NoHighNegligence$499$499
8689408
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2012NoHighNegligence$499$499
6481965
Mt Pass Mine & Mill
San Bernardino, CA
contractor: Molycorp Minerals
Mar 2010YesHighNegligence$460$460

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-04-28Planned6$1,725
2013-10-28Unprogrammed Related0$0
2013-01-18Planned1$225
2012-07-12Complaint0$0
2012-04-02Unprogrammed Related11$2,700
2012-01-30Planned1$150
2010-05-03Planned1$300
2009-06-15Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC's OSHA violation history?
MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $5,100 in total penalties.
How does MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
MOLYCORP MINERALS LLC operates in the all other metal ore mining industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.