AT APPROX 10:00 AM ON 4-24-91, THE MINE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL WHEN A PORTION OF THE OPEN PIT FLOOR COLLAPSED. THE OPERATOR FELL INTO THIS OPENING. SEARCH FOR THE DRILL OPERATOR INDIC ATED THAT HE WAS NOT ON THE SURFACE. THE HOLE HAD DUST COMING OUT OF THE OPENING, THUS VISIBILITY INTO THE HOLE WAS RESTRICTED. RESCUE OPERATIONS COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY.
Apollo Gold Corporation controller
MSHA controller ID: M04771
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
175
citations
20
significant & substantial
$28,899
proposed penalties
$24,996
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $3,903 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
2,027
inspection hours
8.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.175 citations across 2,027 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 63 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 86 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 184 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 117 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 73 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2008
3
2007
8
2006
3
2005
20
2004
13
2003
17
2002
12
2001
11
2000
16
1999
33
1998
29
1997
22
1996
23
1995
23
1994
19
1993
25
1992
38
1991
33 (1f)
1990
45
1989
61 (1f)
1988
42
1987
40
1986
44 (1f)
1985
7
1984
14 (1f)
1983
11
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
4 recorded
Zortman Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
November 1, 1989
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Beal Mountain Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
THE INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE BUNKER ON THE CRUSHER WHEN THE GENERATOR WAS SHUT OFF AND THE GATES CLOSED ON HIM,CRUSHING HIM.
November 11, 1986
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Tunnels Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME GREASING3THE 992C FRONT END LOADER THE BUCKET WAS ROLLED AND I.NAME WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BUCKET ARM AND THE DIFFERENCIAL DEATH -TRAUMATIC INTERNAL INJURIES
August 7, 1984
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Pegasus Gold Corp · Struck against a moving object
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF WATER TRUCK CRASHING INTO ROADWAY BANK.