Mining Incidents

Sixteen To One Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Quartzview Corporation · Underground
Alleghany, Sierra County, CA  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 0401299

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Sixteen To One Mine.

Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
347
citations
60
significant & substantial
$90,194
proposed penalties
$31,250
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,125 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,868 1 0 535.3
2025 Q2 2,032 1 0 492.1
2025 Q1 1,796 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,095 1 0 477.3
2024 Q3 1,433 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,824 2 0 1096.5
2024 Q1 1,437 5 2 3479.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 6, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Original Sixteen To One Mine Inc · Struck against stationary object

MINER OPERATING A TON AND A HALF MANCHA TRAMMER ON LEVEL NEAR HIS WORK PLACE. STARTED DRIVING NORTH TO GET A LOAD OF TIMBER. DROVE TRAMMER UNDER AN ORE CHUTE. MINER DIED.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2023 · 1 incident

December 19, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal safety director OTHER
Quartzview Corporation · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee came to work on 12/19 limping. EE was the outside person and was sitting in a chair in fount of an Electric Heater. Got up to answer a phone call and knee made a noise. EE went to a Medical clinic the next day. And was hit by a car at the clinic as employee left the Medical office. Taken to hospital.

2022 · 1 incident

2007 · 2 incidents

October 11, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Original Sixteen To One Mine Inc · Struck by flying object

Was grinding on metal. Removed goggles to check on progress and a piece of metal flew into eye.

2005 · 1 incident

September 23, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Sixteen To One Mine Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS HOSPITALIZED 9/18/05 WITH INFECTION IN BOTH HANDS. 9/19/05 EE CALLED IN TO REPORT HE WOULD NOT BE AT WORK WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT INFECTION HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW BUT THAT HE HAD NOTICED A PUSSY SORE ABOUT 2 WKS PRIOR TO GOING TO HOSP. 9/23/05 HOSP REQUESTED WC INFO AND AT THAT TIME EE STATED WEARING OLD GLOVES CAUSED INFECTION.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 4 incidents

August 17, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Sixteen To One Mine Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ORE CAR DERAILED PUT IT BACK ON TRACKS UNASSISTED HURT BACK POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE

April 17, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Sixteen To One Mine Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WAS TRYING TO GET SYPHON GOING, INHALED WATER, LATER CONTRACTED PNEUMONIA, EMPLOYER WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY AWARE THAT ILLNESS WAS WORK RELATED.

2000 · 3 incidents