Irelan Mine: 20 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
HAROLD MASON LIVING TR DTD 9-25-96 AS AMENDED
· Underground
Controlled by
Daniel Mason
MSHA Mine ID: 0404319
Irelan Mine has $4K 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
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
20
citations
2
significant & substantial
$4,298
proposed penalties
$2,541
paid to date
59% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,757 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
3
inspections on record
52
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: 52 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Irelan Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $343 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-01-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.18.2%
significant & substantial
81.8%
high negligence or reckless
18.2%
reasonably likely or greater
63.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 18.2% moderate, 81.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2
citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
- Settled 2 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
84%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $343 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-04-30.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2013-808M | Settlement | Manning | 2014 | $2K → $243 |
| WEST 2013-650M | Settlement | Miller | 2013 | $100 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Mason 1979 to 2012
- HAROLD MASON LIVING TR DTD 9-25-96 AS AMENDED 2012 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Irelan Mine sits in Sierra County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Sierra County, California · Population 2,731
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,000
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.