Equinox Gold controller
MSHA controller ID: 0143881
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 40
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2018–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
89
citations
16
significant & substantial
$43,888
proposed penalties
$31,413
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,475 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
43
inspections on record
1,391
inspection hours
6.4
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.89 citations across 1,391 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.$44K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 19 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 8 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- OTHER 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2025
1
2024
7
2023
3
2022
8
2021
7
2020
7
2019
4
2018
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Mesquite CA
- Castle Mountain Mine CA
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