Mining Incidents

Carson Hill Rock Products Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mark Sutton; Brad Sutton
Angels Camp, Calaveras County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404792

Carson Hill Rock Products has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1987–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
164
citations
28
significant & substantial
$26,961
proposed penalties
$26,517
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $444 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
1,115
inspection hours
14.7
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.
164 citations across 1,115 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Carson Hill Rock Products has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
160 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-11-20.
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
2021 Q2 970 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 895 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,063 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,039 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,026 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 967 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,142 6 0 5253.9
2019 Q2 1,456 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 1,057 5 0 4730.4
2018 Q4 1,969 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,804 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,231 1 0 448.2
2018 Q1 2,211 7 2 3166.0
2017 Q4 2,768 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,765 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,030 3 1 497.5
2017 Q1 2,252 1 0 444.0
2016 Q4 4,863 5 1 1028.2
2016 Q3 5,317 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,814 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,789 1 0 208.8
2015 Q4 4,547 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,760 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,961 1 0 252.5
2015 Q1 3,661 2 0 546.3
2014 Q4 4,061 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,918 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,312 3 1 475.3
2014 Q1 5,331 4 1 750.3
2013 Q4 6,250 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,510 8 2 1451.9
2013 Q2 3,923 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,901 6 2 2068.3
2012 Q4 4,424 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,916 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,644 6 1 1292.0
2012 Q1 2,106 1 0 474.8
2011 Q4 3,873 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,876 3 0 615.3
2011 Q2 2,137 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,813 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,594 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,895 7 1 1797.2
2010 Q2 1,340 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,591 5 1 3142.7
2009 Q4 2,744 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,414 7 1 2899.8
2009 Q2 2,770 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,156 2 0 1730.1
2008 Q4 2,051 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,240 9 1 2122.6
2008 Q2 3,836 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,046 1 0 488.8
2007 Q4 3,107 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,546 4 0 1128.0
2007 Q2 5,893 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,797 6 3 1580.2
2006 Q4 4,698 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,995 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,963 6 1 1006.2
2006 Q1 3,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,111 4 0 973.0
2005 Q3 4,971 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,407 6 0 1361.5
2005 Q1 4,009 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,508 2 0 443.7
2004 Q3 6,022 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,523 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,071 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,605 7 1 1941.7
2003 Q3 4,358 4 1 917.9
2003 Q2 2,884 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,319 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,927 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,286 5 1 1166.6
2002 Q2 4,316 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,551 1 0 281.6
2001 Q3 6,417 10 3 1558.4
2001 Q2 3,619 4 0 1105.3
2001 Q1 614 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,079 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,767 10 3 2654.6
2000 Q2 4,658 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,979 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2018 · 1 incident

March 7, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carson Hill Rock Products · Fall from machine

Miner was on the deck of a screen, positioning the safety cage when cage came loose and hit the miner, who then sat on the deck and passed out, fell through the railing to the ground head first.

2005 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carson Hill Rock Products · Fall from machine

Employee did pre-inspection, started Volvo A35, drove to mud station where truck is loaded. When stepping out of truck, he stepped from the deck to the bank instead of using ladder off of equipment. Slipped and missed the bank and hit chest on the top of the bank.

2001 · 1 incident

October 25, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Carson Hill Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

HAUL TRUCK CAME DOWN HAUL ROAD LOADED, CONTINUEDAT HIGH SPEED UP & OVER A SAFETY BERM & CAREENEDABOUT 27' DOWN SLOPE TO THE LOWER LEVEL. IMPACT FLIPPED TRUCK OVER ONTO IT'S LEFT SIDE.

2000 · 1 incident

1990 · 2 incidents

February 22, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

REGULATING SOLUTION VALVE STEM FAILED RELEASING HOT SOLUTION THRU STEM HOLE SPRAYING EMP WITH HOT CAUSTIC SOLUTION.

January 14, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRNING A WATER LINE ON LEACH PAD 2 EMBANKMENT THE AREA WAS WET DUE TO HEAVY RAINS THE DAY BEFORE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST THE EMBAN KMENT SLOPE TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT WRIST THE COMPLETED FALL WITH HIS LEFT ARM. RESULTED IN DISLOCATING HIS LEFT WRIST. THE FOMPLETED HIS SHIFT ENDING AT 11 PM AND HAD A DR EXA

1989 · 1 incident

January 14, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME OPERATOR WAS CLEANING THE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE 1 BELT PULLEY HE HAD LEFT THE BELT RUNNING AND SET UP ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE THE WORK DECK SITTING ON THE CONVEYOR SUFERSTRUCTURE THE LOST HIS FOOTING AND HIS RIGHT ARM MADE CONTACT WITH THE PULLEY AT THE PACK PUMP DRAWING THIS ARM INTO IT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL HIS ARM OUT BEFORE IT PULLED HIS BODY INTO IT.

1988 · 1 incident

September 8, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN LOADING BRUSH SLASH FROM AN AREA IN PREPARATION FOR STRIPPING-A SUBSTANIAL PIECE OF AN OAK TRUNK BROKE OFF OF THE LOAD BEING HOISTED ONTO THE FLATBED TRUCK & STRUCK HI M ON THE IN-STEP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING TRAUMATIC TISSUE DAMAGE. HIS STEEL-TOED BOOTS PREVENTED FURTHER DAMAGE TO HIS FOOT.

1987 · 4 incidents

May 14, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING THE TRUCK ON A ROAD THAT HA JUST BEEN WATERED.HE HIT A DRY SPOT ON THE ROAD CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GRAB.TH ESTEERING WHEEL TURNED, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS WRIST.

April 22, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CUMULATIVE EXPO8URE TO SILICA DUST ON JOB.

April 1, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL RUNNING AC9OSS LEACH PAD SERVICING SPRINKLERS JUMPED OVER CRUSHED ORE BERM AND LANDED ON RIGHT ANKLE.GIVEN 1ST AID ON SITE,TAKEN TO EMERG RM TREATED & RELEASED WITH IMMOBILIZING BANDAGE.4 DAYS LATER DR 7OMPLETED ANALYSES OF ANKLE AS HAIRLINE FX PLASTER CAST PUT ON EMPL OFF WORK FOR 4-6 WKS.

January 9, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DAN REPORTED TO3WORK AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. HE LEFT WORK TO SEE THE DOCTOR.

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