Hector Placer 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
1
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Dec 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
29
citations
6
significant & substantial
$6,304
proposed penalties
$6,304
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
14
inspections on record
220
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: 220 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hector Placer 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
29 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-06.
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
256
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
416
1
0
2403.8
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
0
0
0
2022 Q2
0
0
0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
0
0
0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
210
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,216
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
172
8
4
46511.6
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
765
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,140
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
255
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
330
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,470
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,368
1
0
731.0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
685
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,560
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,490
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
108
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
920
6
1
6521.7
2016 Q3
1,456
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,272
12
1
9434.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
520
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,290
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,120
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
953
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,460
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
868
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
840
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,750
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
795
1
0
1257.9
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
860
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,106
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,090
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
400
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
152
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2014 · 1 incident
December 2, 2014CO · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
EE was operating backhoe & stopped to grease machine. He placed bucket next to 15' highwall to grease. He said he was struck w/rock from HW on shoulder. MSHA rules & company site specific rules were not followed pertaining to highwalls. Training had included discussion of HW safety. Miner was never observed greasing machine next to HW before.
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