Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← All controllers

Apollo Gold Corporation controller

MSHA controller ID: M04771

Watch this controller

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any mine Apollo Gold Corporation controls.

Fatalities
4
Total incidents
612
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1983–2008
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
ⓘ 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.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$29K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
170 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-01-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

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
April 24, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Zortman Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

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.

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.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Apollo Gold Corporation

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.

Get the report ($149) See a sample report Monitor a whole book of operators, $99/mo