Mining Incidents

Consolidated Caribou District Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Calais Resources Inc
Nederland, Boulder County, CO  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 0502730

Consolidated Caribou District has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1998
Latest incident
Nov 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
40
citations
10
significant & substantial
$9,990
proposed penalties
$9,974
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
44
inspections on record
536
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: 536 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Consolidated Caribou District has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$16
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-21.
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
2025 Q4 1,315 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 950 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 895 1 0 1117.3
2025 Q1 904 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 916 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 916 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,076 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 816 0 0 0.0
Show 31 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,656 1 0 603.9
2023 Q3 1,376 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,116 2 0 945.2
2023 Q1 2,600 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,762 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,268 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,210 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 6,524 6 0 919.7
2021 Q4 7,033 7 2 995.3
2021 Q3 5,538 2 1 361.1
2021 Q2 5,638 1 1 177.4
2021 Q1 5,377 5 2 929.9
2020 Q4 4,574 3 0 655.9
2020 Q3 3,439 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,041 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,024 6 2 1984.1
2019 Q4 2,880 4 1 1388.9
2019 Q3 3,312 2 1 603.9
2013 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,976 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,939 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,621 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,750 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 336 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 540 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1998 · 3 incidents

November 10, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calais Resources Company · Fall from machine

DRILL HELPER WAS FETCHING CORE BOXES. WHEN RETURNING TO RIG, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OBSCURED HIS VIEW. HE STOPPED THE PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS ON A HILL & SLID BACKWARDS ON ICE. HE COULD NOT S TOP IT SO HE JUMPED OUT. THE TRUCK STOPPED SAFELY IN THE DITCH. NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. EE HURT HIS RT SHOULDER WHEN HE JUMPED OUT.

October 26, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Calais Resources Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER CLEANING GREASE FROM DRILL CHUCK HEAD, REACHED IN W/ LONG FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, DRILLER NOT SEEING HIS HAND OPENED THE CHUCK CRUSHING THE FINGERS BETWEEN THE KNUCKLE. 1ST JOINT. WOKE R DID NOT LET DRILLER KNOW HE WAS PUTTING HIS FINGER INTO THE PINCH POINT.

July 24, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hendricks Mining Company · Fall from machine

STEPPING OUT OF VEHICLE LIT FACE W/MIRROR, LANDED ON BACK & INJURED BACK.

1994 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

June 22, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Hendricks Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRILLING TOP RT HAND HOLE IN ROUND PULLING DRILL OUT OVER HEAD, BODY FULL EXTENDED, LEFT HAND RELEASED CHUCK TENDER, DRILL CAME DOWN RT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL AND LEG AT PINCH POINT BEHIND SWIVEL. MASHED RT LITTLE FINGER NAIL, CUTNAIL BED REQUIRED 2 STITCHES. NEED TO KEEP DRY 1 WEEK.

1988 · 1 incident

October 5, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hendricks Mining Company · Struck by falling object

AFTER EXTENSIVE BARRING DOWN HAND MUCKING PROCEEDED AT FACE WORKER WAS KNEELING DOWN DISCUSSING BREAKAGE OF LAST ROUND. WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BACK STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HARD HAT LEFT SHOULDER AND THIGH.

1983 · 3 incidents

October 27, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Hendricks Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS INSTALLING COURDELAINE LAGGING IN TIMBER SETS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A FLAT CAR-RAIL- NAILING OVERHEAD WHEN FLAT CAR SLIPPED PAST WHEEL CHALKS & MOVED ENOUGH TO CAUSE EE TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL. EE LANDED ON RAIL 2\ BELOW THEN COMPLETELY LOAST BALANCE & FELL INTO FLATCAR, STRIKING LEFT ASHOULDER ON CAR COUPLING.

June 10, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hendricks Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PERPARING A WORKING PLACE FOR DRILLING-A RAISE & START OF A SUBLEVEL THAT WAS TO BECOME A SHRINK STOPE ONE END OF IT ANYWAY- THE WORKING PLACE HAD BEEN LEFT FOR 2 WEEKS BECAUSE OF OTHE R DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. T. SMITH JR. THE FOREMAN ON THAT SHIFT WAS NOT CAUSTIOUS ENOUGH & FAILED TO BAR DOWN WHEN FIRST ENTERING THE AREA & WAS HIT BY A ROCK THAT FELL APPROX 25#.

June 6, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hendricks Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE & HIS PARTNER HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING & LOADING A ROUND. GENE WAS TYING HIS ELECTRIC CAP INTO THE PRIMACORD WHILE HE WAS PARTIALLY UNDER THE RAISE, A RATHER SMALL ROCK FALL SLUFFED OFF OF A SHOULDER OF THE RAISE-THE PORTION OF ROCK ADJOOINING THE ROOF OR BACK TO ONE OF THE RIBS OR WALLS- THE FALL STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER- NOT CAUSING ANY SERIOUS INJURY BUT LEAVING HIM VE

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