HOPEMORE MINE
Metal/Non-Metal
Leadville,
Lake County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504055
HOPEMORE MINE has $385 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–2000
- Latest incident
- May 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
0
significant & substantial
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 72 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
HOPEMORE MINE has $385 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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.
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-09-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter |
Hours worked |
Citations |
S&S |
Per 1M hrs |
| 2001 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q4 |
1,978 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 |
2,401 |
2 |
0 |
833.0 |
| 2000 Q2 |
4,263 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
4,815 |
4 |
0 |
830.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2000 · 1 incident
Leadville Mining & Milling Corp · Accident type, without injuries
AT 12:50 PM THE CORE DRILLERS LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HELPER WENT TO CHECK THE CONTROL AND SAW SMOKE. THE DRILLERS WENT TO THE STATION CALLED THE HOISTMAN AND OTHER CREW. A SMALL 480 V TO 120/240 VOLT STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMER HAD FAILED. FUSE PROTECTION SHUT-DOWN POWER NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. CREWS WERE EVACUATED.
1999 · 1 incident
Leadville Mining & Milling Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AT INTERSECTION OF 528N AND 60' LONG 5X7 DRIFT 773 #1 RAISE, EE SAW THAT SLUSHER CABLE WERE CROSSED. SLUSHER WAS NOT RUNNIGN WHEN TONY ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE SHEAVE BLOCK 1/2 TURN. THE SLUSHER CABLES WERE TAUT. WHEN HE TURNED THE SHEAVE THE CABLE RAKED ACROSS HIS FINGERTIPS.
1987 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING TIMBER IN 4X4' CRIB RAISE IN ORDER TO BE ABOVE TO BAR DOWN LOOSE AFTER BLASTING.LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE.EMPLOYEE STRICKING HIS RIGHT FOOT AT LOWER INSTEP.EMPLOYEE SU USTAINED BROKEN3TOE WITH LACERATIONS.
1986 · 1 incident
June 16, 1986
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leadville Mining & Milling Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
EMPLOYWW WAS PR9PARING VENTILATION FAN FOR USE. EMPLOYEE TURNED FAN DRIVE BELTS BY HAND TO OSBERVE DRIVE BELTS AND PULLEYS. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT TIP OF SMALL FINGER, LEFT HAND IN PINCH POINT BETWEE N DRIVE BELTS A3D PULLEY, RESULTING IN LACERATIONS OF TIP OF LITTLE FINGER.
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