Round Mountain Gold Corporation · Struck against a moving object
THE VICTIM WAS DESCENDIG A PIT RAMP WITHA 4000-GALLON LOAD OF WATER, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK ADN ROLLE DSEVERAL TIMES. EE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
Echo Bay Mines Ltd controller
MSHA controller ID: M06668
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
60
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,468
proposed penalties
$3,468
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
52
inspections on record
2,766
inspection hours
2.2
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.60 citations across 2,766 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-08-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 87 non-fatal
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 2 fatalities · 5 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 164 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 158 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 23 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 9 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2003
9
2002
27
2001
40
2000
31
1999
68
1998
58
1997
66
1996
54
1995
57 (1f)
1994
47 (2f)
1993
68
1992
71
1991
69 (2f)
1990
82 (1f)
1989
148 (1f)
1988
105 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- K-2 Mine Site WA
- Smoky Valley Common Operations NV
- Kettle River Mill Site WA
- McCoy/Cove Mine NV
- LAMEFOOT MINE SITE WA
- Overlook Mine Site WA
- Aj Mine AK
- Key West Underground WA
- Cove Underground Project NV
- Sunnyside Mine/Mayflower Mill CO
- Key East Pit WA
- Kettle River Site WA
- Kensington AK
- Borealis Mine NV
- Illipah Mine NV
- Congress Mine AZ
- Echo Bay Tonopah Assay Lab NV
Fatalities under this controller
9 recorded
Echo Bay Alaska Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS ADD 7' SWELLEN BOLTS TOT HE RIB AND BACK. EMPLOYEE LEFT THE CAB OF THE JUMBO E WARN HIS HANDS. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH HIS BACK TOT HE RIGHT RIB. THE GROUND SUPPORT FAILED AND THE RIB STUFFED COVERING THE EMPLOYEE.
June 3, 1994
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE DRIVING EMPTY HAUL TRUCK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT & THE TRUCK DRIVER LOST CONTROL & DROVE INTO THE PIT WALL.
Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE PARKED ANFO/POWDER TRUCK IN X-CUT 22 WHEN POWDER UNEXPECTEDLY EXPLODED.
November 10, 1991
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER WAS MOVING POWDER FROM POWDER MAGAZINE TO FACE- STOPPED LHD TO MOVE POWER CABLE WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. UNKNOWN CAUSE.
Echo Bay Alaska Inc · Fall down raise, shaft or manway
WHILE ASSTISTING JACKLEG OPEATOR, VICTIM APPARENTLY MOVED TO CLOSE TO OPEN RAISE AND FELL.
Echo Bay Alaska Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE DRILLING WITH 2 BOOM JARVIS CLARK JUMBO W TAMROCK 550 DRILLOS & 11/4IN DRILL STEEL EMPLOYEES CLOTHING GOT CAUGHT ON DRILL STEEL PULLING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN DRILL ROD & DRILL SLIDE RESULT ING IN DEATH
Echo Bay Exploration Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE WORKING IN A STOPE AREA, HE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING ROCK OR KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY SLIDING ROCK.
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