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CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Mk Gold Company · Surface

Controlled by Leucadia Corp

San Bernardino County, CA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0405141

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2000
Latest incident: May 2000

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$782

proposed penalties

$782

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
2001 Q2	4,846	1	0	206.4
2001 Q1	18,392	6	2	326.2
2000 Q4	20,910	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	20,577	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	19,901	1	1	50.2
2000 Q1	30,558	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

May 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Mk Gold Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING INTO PIT AT START OF SHIFT AND MOVED TO RIGHT DUE TO ONCOMMING TRAFFIC. OPERATOR MISJUDGED LOCATION OF CATCH BENCH RIDING FRONT TIRE ON BENCH. CAME OFF BENCH, CROSSED ROAD TO LEFT SIDE, RETURNED TO RIGHT SIDE AND RAN UP HIGHWALL. TRUCK PIVOTED WHEN CONTACTED WALL WITH HEADACHE RACK OR OTHER PART OF FRONT OF TRUCK. MOMENTUM CAUSED TRUCK TO ROLL OVER LANDING TOP.