Mining Incidents

Queenstake Resources Ltd controller

MSHA controller ID: M07980

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
463
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1988–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
864
citations
158
significant & substantial
$170,213
proposed penalties
$170,213
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
134
inspections on record
5,206
inspection hours
16.6
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.
864 citations across 5,206 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.
$170K
proposed penalties
$170K
current assessed
$170K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
854 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-08-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2007
17
2006
22
2005
25
2004
24
2003
9
1999
10
1998
14
1997
52
1996
48 (1f)
1995
40
1994
43
1993
29
1992
13
1991
21
1990
17
1989
54
1988
25 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
November 18, 1996 NV · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Independence Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

1994 INTERNTIONAL TRUCK DRIVEN BY REYMERS OVERTRAVELED ELEVATED ACCESS DRILL ROAD OVERTURNED RESULTING IN INJURIES TO REYMERS AND PASSENGER EE. EE DIED OF INJURY.

November 7, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Independence Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WALKED BEHIND LOADER AS IT WAS BACKING UP AND WAS STRUCK TO THE GROUND AND RUN OVER SUSTAINING INJURIES TO HEAD AND UPPER BACK

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