BIG GUN MINING: 6 MSHA citations
Metal/Non-Metal
Big Gun Mining
· Surface
MSHA Mine ID: 0400297
BIG GUN MINING has $330 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Apr 1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
0
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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: 14 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BIG GUN MINING has $330 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-03-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
16.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 100.0% low, 0.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Union Granite Company Inc
1950 to 1983
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Union Granite Inc
1983 to 2000
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Big Gun Mining
2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year |
Employees |
| 2001 |
0 |
| 2000 |
0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
BIG GUN MINING sits in Placer County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Placer County, California · Population 412,435
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$114,678
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
1984 · 3 incidents
April 13, 1984
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Union Granite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CONDITIONS GOOD, EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK AND STRAINED BACK
Union Granite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CONDITIONS WERE GOOD, EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK AND STRAINED BACK
March 26, 1984
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Union Granite Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CONDITIONS SURROUNDING WORK AREA GOOD. PUNCTURED HOLE IN RIGHT HAND- WORKING ON LOADER WITH PUNCH.
1983 · 5 incidents
October 31, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Union Granite Inc · Struck by falling object
SORTING ROCK, ROCK FELL ON HAND. EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUS INJURY TO HAND WHICH WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO UNION GRANITE, INC. UPON EMP.
October 17, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Union Granite Inc · Fall from machine
PULLING ON WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED.
September 6, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Union Granite Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCKS ROLLED DOWN PILE AND HIT WRIST.
August 30, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
welder (shop)
MACHINERY
Union Granite Inc · Struck by flying object
PIECE OF METAL ENTERED LEFT EYE WHILE CHIPPING WELDED PIECE.
July 27, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
ELECTRICAL
Union Granite Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS WORKING ON CAR BATTERY WHEN IT EXPLODED NEAR HIS EAR