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Sunshine Silver Mines Corp controller

MSHA controller ID: 0101887

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2012–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
108
citations
23
significant & substantial
$25,057
proposed penalties
$25,057
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
54
inspections on record
2,210
inspection hours
4.9
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.
108 citations across 2,210 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
106 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-08-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2019
1
2018
1
2016
1
2015
1
2014
3 (1f)
2013
1
2012
7

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
June 2, 2014 ID · Metal/Non-Metal shaftcrew, shaft repair, skip tender, station tender Fatality · HOISTING
Silver Opportunity Partners LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two shaft repairmen had finished pulling lacing from the pipe compartment, the all clear/tucked in verbal command was given twice with response. The bell signal was transmitted to raise the skip. One miner's fall protection lanyard was accidentally left connected to a shaft anchor. As the skip raised the lanyard remained secured pulling the miner between the skip and shaft timber.

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