Employee had partially drilled a hole using a jackleg drill. A coworker discovered him unconscious/unresponsive, slumped over the drill. It was later determined the employee's clothes were wound up in the 6' drill steel though the cause & nature of the accident & cause of death remain undetermined and under investigation.
Klondex Mines Ltd controller
MSHA controller ID: 0107041
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
584
citations
136
significant & substantial
$364,683
proposed penalties
$289,190
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $75,493 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
125
inspections on record
4,756
inspection hours
12.3
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.584 citations across 4,756 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.$365K
proposed penalties
$289K
current assessed
$289K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
568 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-07-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 17 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 10 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 6 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 4 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
11
2017
11
2016
14
2015
13
2014
8 (1f)
2013
1
2012
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Hollister Mine NV
- Fire Creek NV
- Midas Mine NV
- Aurora NV
Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
Klondex Midas Operations, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
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