Mining Incidents

February Premier Metal/Non-Metal

Quartz Lake Mining Inc · Underground
Goldfield, Esmeralda County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602167

February Premier has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
123
citations
18
significant & substantial
$18,132
proposed penalties
$15,778
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,354 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
90
inspections on record
1,299
inspection hours
9.5
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.
123 citations across 1,299 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

February Premier has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
120 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-14.
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
2024 Q1 10 3 2 300000.0
2023 Q4 10,624 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,556 1 0 219.5
2023 Q2 11,888 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 11,888 8 2 672.9
2022 Q4 8,281 1 0 120.8
2022 Q3 5,084 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,422 0 0 0.0
Show 64 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 6,230 3 0 481.5
2021 Q4 4,430 2 0 451.5
2021 Q3 3,000 3 0 1000.0
2021 Q2 2,320 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,030 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,820 1 0 354.6
2020 Q3 2,615 3 0 1147.2
2020 Q2 2,540 1 0 393.7
2020 Q1 2,495 2 0 801.6
2019 Q4 2,425 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,300 1 0 434.8
2019 Q2 2,340 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,270 2 0 881.1
2018 Q4 2,400 1 0 416.7
2018 Q3 2,260 1 0 442.5
2018 Q2 2,980 4 0 1342.3
2018 Q1 630 6 1 9523.8
2017 Q4 1,208 2 1 1655.6
2017 Q3 1,192 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 905 6 1 6629.8
2011 Q1 600 1 0 1666.7
2010 Q4 1,150 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,477 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,342 4 1 2980.6
2010 Q1 1,165 4 1 3433.5
2009 Q4 1,592 5 1 3140.7
2009 Q3 2,015 1 1 496.3
2009 Q2 1,700 1 0 588.2
2009 Q1 1,920 14 3 7291.7
2008 Q4 1,790 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,980 1 0 505.1
2008 Q2 2,610 5 0 1915.7
2008 Q1 1,390 1 0 719.4
2007 Q4 1,740 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,115 1 0 472.8
2007 Q2 2,900 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,190 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,140 1 0 318.5
2006 Q3 3,170 4 0 1261.8
2006 Q2 2,640 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,420 8 1 3305.8
2005 Q4 2,646 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,522 1 0 396.5
2005 Q2 2,480 1 0 403.2
2005 Q1 1,744 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,030 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,556 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,034 3 1 1474.9
2003 Q4 1,863 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,356 6 0 4424.8
2003 Q2 1,788 1 0 559.3
2003 Q1 1,993 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,003 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,842 1 1 542.9
2002 Q2 2,079 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,132 2 0 1766.8
2001 Q4 112 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 165 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,970 1 0 507.6
2001 Q1 2,864 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,005 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,892 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,152 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

January 6, 2024 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quartz Lake Mining Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

The miner was removing timber when the portion of the deck EE was standing on gave way causing EE to fall through to the bottom 13.9 feet, where EE struck their head against the fallen timber.

2022 · 1 incident

April 25, 2022 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Quartz Lake Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A rock fell striking EE on the left hip causing EE to lose EE's balance hitting EE's right shoulder on the rib. This resulted in a sprain of shoulder and contusion of left hip. Employee returned to work.

2021 · 1 incident

December 6, 2021 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lode Star Gold Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner was working at base of raise & looked up to see light shining down, whereupon a rock fell, hitting miner in the face, & cutting miner's lip & breaking a portion of miner's bridge. Another miner heard IE yell & ran over to investigate. The other miner saw IE covering mouth with hand, asked if IE was ok, & gave IE a rag to stanch the blood which stopped in ~10min.

2009 · 1 incident

June 11, 2009 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lode Star Gold Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner was reaching up to change the connection on an airline and his right knee locked up (this knee was previously injured at another mine location). When his right knee locked he lost his balance and dropped the airline on his left knee causing pain and bruising. Miner waited one week after incident to seek medical attention and officially report the injury to his left knee.

2004 · 2 incidents

March 26, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lode Star Gold Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING ROUTINE ACTIVITIES SETTING UP THE DRILL STATION. ALIGNING THE DRILL ANGLE TO BEGIN NEW HOLE INVOLVES HOLDING THE DRILL IN POSITION WHILE TIGHTENING THE BOLTS. EE STATED HE CHOSE TO NOT FILE INDUSTRIAL CLAIM, HE WAS INTENDING TO VISIT VA HOSPITAL TO FOLLOW UP ON HISTORY OF BACK COMPLICATIONS.

January 24, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Lode Star Gold Inc · MACHINERY

Hoist operator was hoisting the bucket down. While applying full brake she experienced muscle strain in her neck.

2003 · 1 incident

March 5, 2003 NV · Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS REMOVING DRILL RODS FROM THE DRILL WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE END OF THE DRILL ROD AND THE DRILL FRAME. FLESH UNDER FINGERNAIL TO FIRST JOINT, NO BONE LOSS.

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