Mining Incidents

Golden Chest Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Grant A Brackebusch
Kellogg, ID, Shoshone County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1002050

Golden Chest Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
44
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,620
proposed penalties
$5,620
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
44
inspections on record
692
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: 692 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Golden Chest Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-09-11.
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
2019 Q3 1,560 5 1 3205.1
2019 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,040 1 0 961.5
2018 Q4 2,080 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 780 1 1 1282.1
2017 Q4 845 2 1 2366.9
Show 33 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3 720 1 0 1388.9
2017 Q2 3,120 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,280 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,800 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,880 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,120 7 1 862.1
2011 Q1 393 3 2 7633.6
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 800 2 1 2500.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 1 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 668 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,678 1 1 595.9
2008 Q4 2,337 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,602 1 0 624.2
2008 Q2 1,530 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,061 2 0 1885.0
2007 Q4 1,138 5 1 4393.7
2007 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,020 1 0 980.4
2007 Q1 1,177 2 0 1699.2
2006 Q4 1,992 5 0 2510.0
2006 Q3 1,560 1 0 641.0
2006 Q2 1,765 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 734 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,080 2 0 1851.9
2005 Q3 983 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2011 · 1 incident

August 29, 2011 ID · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
New Jersey Mining Company · Contact with heat

Miner was drilling and noticed his nipper had collapsed behind him. There was no apparent reason for the collapse such as getting hit by a rock or the drill leg, etc. Miner transported nipper to the surface, notified emergency personnel, and nipper was transported to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

2008 · 1 incident

January 9, 2008 ID · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Jersey Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sitting on rear of jumbo drill as it was drilling holes at the face. He jumped off the jumbo a vertical distance of about one foot to get fuel for the jumbo and landed on the side of his right foot. The right foot became immediately painful, but he finished out his shift to 4:00 pm.

2006 · 1 incident

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The full compliance file on Golden Chest Mine

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