Mining Incidents

Bayhorse Metal/Non-Metal

Bayhorse Silver Inc · Underground
Controlled by Graeme O'Neill
Ontario, Baker County, OR  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3502630

Bayhorse has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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
1984–2017
Latest incident
Aug 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
53
citations
13
significant & substantial
$28,860
proposed penalties
$26,776
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,084 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
51
inspections on record
525
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 525 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bayhorse has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-05-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2025 Q4 318 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 585 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,075 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,897 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,597 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 370 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 649 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 544 0 0 0.0
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q3 600 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,827 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,614 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,319 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,763 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,234 2 1 618.4
2021 Q1 1,010 1 0 990.1
2020 Q4 467 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 204 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 540 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,543 2 0 1296.2
2019 Q4 999 2 0 2002.0
2019 Q3 186 2 2 10752.7
2019 Q2 399 1 0 2506.3
2019 Q1 521 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,235 10 2 4474.3
2018 Q3 3,002 1 0 333.1
2018 Q2 4,816 7 3 1453.5
2018 Q1 5,919 2 0 337.9
2017 Q4 4,745 5 1 1053.7
2017 Q3 3,496 3 1 858.1
2017 Q2 2,894 8 1 2764.3
2017 Q1 1,500 4 1 2666.7
2016 Q4 1,587 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 565 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 438 1 0 2283.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2017 · 1 incident

August 28, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bayhorse Silver Inc · Accident type, without injuries

We intersected old workings with excessive width and encountered change or rock along with pillar damage from blast.

1984 · 3 incidents

August 23, 1984 OR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Silver King Mines Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING ROUND SLIPPED ON ROCK DRILL LANDED ON L EFT HAND. BRUISING TOP OF HAND.

April 3, 1984 OR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Silver King Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE ROCK IN FACE OF INCLINED RAISE PULLED MUSCLES IN LIGAMENTS

March 13, 1984 OR · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Silver King Mines Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MUSCLE STRAIN DUE TO AWKAWARD DRILLING POSITION.

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