Using a cutoff wheel on a handheld grinder. Kicked back and hit left shin resulting in 8 stitches. The guard was on the tool and the employee was wearing all proper PPE's
Ione Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Twin Pines Minerals LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Raymond Bean; Steve Ingle
Ione,
Amador County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405952
Ione Plant has $3K 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
- 2021–2023
- Latest incident
- Jan 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
21
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,956
proposed penalties
$2,956
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
9
inspections on record
127
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 127 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ione Plant has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-12-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 9,897 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 13,809 | 2 | 0 | 144.8 |
| 2023 Q3 | 25,992 | 3 | 0 | 115.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 24,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 25,724 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 29,462 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 26,005 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 21,551 | 10 | 1 | 464.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q1 | 39,734 | 3 | 0 | 75.5 |
| 2021 Q4 | 72,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 41,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 27,414 | 3 | 0 | 109.4 |
| 2021 Q1 | 613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2023 · 1 incident
January 29, 2023
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Twin Pines Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2022 · 1 incident
July 30, 2022
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin Pines Minerals LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
Opened Hot radiator Cap
2021 · 1 incident
August 18, 2021
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin Pines Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Improper lifting techniques, not using assistance
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