Democrat Mine has $600 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
2
Years on record
2011
Latest incident
Nov 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$600
proposed penalties
$600
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
5
inspections on record
108
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: 108 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Democrat Mine has $600 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.
$600
proposed penalties
$600
current assessed
$600
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-10.
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
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
1
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q3
694
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,630
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,356
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,097
5
0
2384.4
2011 Q3
2,112
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
2,100
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2011 · 2 incidents
November 14, 2011ID · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manPOISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS)
Democrat Resources LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE has been diagnosed with elevated lead blood levels (lead poisoning) He has been working with ore that contains silver, lead, gold and zinc. Work includes drilling and blasting and removal of the ore and waste while following a small exploration vein underground. The extent of his illness and impairment is not known at this time. In retrospect, symptoms began in Oct 2011.
EE burned old blasting caps and other refuse on the waste dump on the surface, away from the portal and buildings. He used diesel soaked paper towels to ignite the fire. Upon ignition an explosion occurred which caused lacerations and burns.
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