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Colorado Quartz Metal/Non-Metal

Colorado Quartz Gold Corp · Underground
Controlled by Dave C Varabioff
MIDPINES, Mariposa County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0403828

Colorado Quartz has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $286 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
1989–1999
Latest incident
Sep 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
11
significant & substantial
$5,027
proposed penalties
$4,741
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $286 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
297
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: 297 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Colorado Quartz has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $286 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$286
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-03-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2014 Q1 1,024 2 0 1953.1
2013 Q2 134 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 512 4 0 7812.5
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 365 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 720 1 0 1388.9
2011 Q4 0 0 0
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 325 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 580 1 0 1724.1
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,056 1 0 947.0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 584 2 1 3424.7
2009 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 1,224 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,054 6 1 5692.6
2000 Q3 1,387 3 2 2162.9
2000 Q2 1,210 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,245 6 3 4819.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 1 incident

September 2, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Quartz Gold Corp · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF WOOD BLOCKING (6" X 6" X 12"0 DISLODGED FROM NEAR I-BEAM AND FELL APPROX 30' DOWN SHAFT AND HIT HIS HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON METAL MUCK CHUTE. RESULTED IN DEEP CUT ON PALM OF HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER. HAD TO BE STITCHED.

1989 · 3 incidents

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