Mining Incidents

Cash Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Boulder, Boulder County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503884

Cash Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1986–2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
21
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,922
proposed penalties
$1,762
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $160 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
16
inspections on record
369
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: 369 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cash Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 3 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-07-09.
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
2009 Q3 0 1 0
2009 Q1 880 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,556 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 16,205 2 0 123.4
2008 Q2 16,812 2 0 119.0
2008 Q1 16,181 2 0 123.6
2007 Q4 14,942 2 0 133.9
2007 Q3 12,146 4 0 329.3
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 11,738 2 0 170.4
2007 Q1 9,764 3 0 307.3
2006 Q4 7,481 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,550 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,385 1 0 185.7
2006 Q1 4,062 2 0 492.4
2005 Q4 2,424 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,920 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,585 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,169 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2008 · 5 incidents

September 23, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Struck by falling object

Miner was skipping a stoper drill from the 3rd level to the stope level above. A rock was dislodged from the stope floor and fell down the raise, striking the miner in the face, breaking his safety glasses and injuring his right eye.

August 13, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner lost mental focus and smashed his thumb with a spike (track) maul while spiking rail. Injury consisted of a fractured and contused thumb for which the miner was prescribed pain medication.

July 16, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drill helper was holding drill rod and casing sub below rod holder so driller could reposition drill head. Helper failed to release the rod/sub as quill rod was raised. Helper's hands were drawn into the rod holder causing lacerations/avulsions to both hands and broken index finger on left hand.

July 10, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was training underground when co-worker's boots flung mud into miner's eye. Miner was not wearing proper eye-protection. Miner incurred no injury or damage to eye however he did receive prescription medication for pain and antibiotic.

June 24, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Struck by falling object

Miner was barring down at drift face. A rock was brought down that bounced/rolled over employees foot. Employee was not wearing full metatarsal protective boots, just steel toed rubber boots. The impact of the rock created a laceration and broke two bones in the employee's foot.

2007 · 1 incident

October 3, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Struck by falling object

Miner was undergoing task training as an assistant to the diamond driller at the operation. While performing supervised operation during production, Miner's right hand was crushed between the drill rod and a drill casing adapter (sub), resulting in lacerations and broken bone(s).

2006 · 3 incidents

October 23, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a scaling bar to work an oversized rock through a chute. The rock moved in such a way as to pinch the miner's hand between the scaling bar and the back of the drift, resulting in a laceration. The miner received 5 sutures to close the laceration on the back of his hand. The miner returned to work the same day with no restrictions.

July 11, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While checking/replacing the mine phone in the mine office, two dogs began to fight in the office. Victim and co-worker attempted to break up the dogs and remove them from the premises. As victim kicked at dogs, the co-worker swung a mine phone at the dogs, connecting with victim's leg. A minor laceration to victim's leg, requiring four (4) sutures resulted.

July 6, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mount Royale Ventures, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repetitive motion injury/illness. No specific accident or incident. Miner has received initial diagnosis of "lateral epicondylitis" or tendonitis (commonly known as "tennis elbow").

1987 · 1 incident

June 15, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gold Hill Ventures · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMP WAS TRACKIN1 CONVEYOR BELTS PDRIOR TO START UP. WHILE CHECKING TAIL PULLEY ON ONE CONVEYOR, HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED RT HAND INSIDE A MOVING BELT, AND HIS ARM WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE BELT AN TAIL PULLEY, TH3S RESULTED IN ABRASIONS TO RT HAND AND PULLED TENDONS AND MUSCLES OF HIS ARM

1986 · 1 incident

April 10, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) ELECTRICAL
Gold Hill Ventures · Flash burns (electric)

I.NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO TIGHTEN AN APPARENTLY LOSE WIRE LUG INSIDE THE PUBLIC SERVICE CO METER HOUSING EITHER THE ON/OFF HANDLE WAS IMPROPERLY PLACED OR THERE WAS A HIGH STATIC CHARGE BUILT UP IN THE BOX 7HIS LED TO A PHASE TO PHASE SHORT AND AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION WHICH DESTROYED THE METER BOX

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