Mining Incidents

Big Ledge Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Jackpot, Elko County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602603

Big Ledge Mine has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2008–2012
Latest incident
Jul 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
24
citations
4
significant & substantial
$36,566
proposed penalties
$35,195
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,371 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
18
inspections on record
192
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: 192 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 Ledge Mine has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$37K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-17.
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
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 345 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 366 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 258 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 488 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,383 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 622 0 0 0.0
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 124 2 0 16129.0
2014 Q2 70 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 91 1 0 10989.0
2013 Q3 174 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 445 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 623 4 2 6420.5
2012 Q4 1,015 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,439 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 720 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 75 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 720 1 0 1388.9
2011 Q3 720 3 2 4166.7
2011 Q2 400 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 232 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 151 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 482 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 721 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 344 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 446 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

July 23, 2012 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Oilwell Varco, LP · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was lifting a flange onto a wheel when he felt pain in his lower right back.

March 5, 2012 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Oilwell Varco, LP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

When a fitting came loose with a wrench over it, it overextended the employee's arm pulling and stretching his arm, ribs, elbow and back.

2009 · 1 incident

February 9, 2009 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spirit Minerals LP · Fall from machine

After starting the blade the employee stepped on the tire to get down. The tire was covered with frost & his foot slipped. He fell & landed on his hands, which jammed his elbow. He felt that everything was fine at the time but the elbow got worse. He sought medical treatment on 02/13/2009. An x-ray revealed that the end of his elbow had a small fracture.

2008 · 2 incidents

July 14, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Spirit Minerals LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was grinding on a hand rail when a piece of slag got into his eye.

July 7, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Spirit Minerals LP · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE strained lower back while installing a fan on a 992 loader.

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