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Homestake Mining Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M00540

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Fatalities
12
Total incidents
2675
Mines on record
14
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
105
citations
26
significant & substantial
$16,096
proposed penalties
$15,854
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $242 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
3,458
inspection hours
3.0
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.
105 citations across 3,458 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-11-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2001
49
2000
57
1999
43
1998
97
1997
81
1996
113
1995
141 (1f)
1994
138 (1f)
1993
178
1992
103

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

12 recorded
January 5, 1995 SD · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Homestake Mining Company Of California · Struck by falling object

SUDDEN MASSIVE UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE OF EAST HIGHWALL RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FALLING SLIDING ROCK CRUSHED THE 5130 SHOVEL KILLING THE OPERATOR. IT ALSO SERIOUSLY IMPACTED THE 85 TON TRU CK BEING LOADED WITH RESULTING HEAD AND LEG WOUNDS TO THE DRIVER.

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