Mining Incidents

KREIES' MINE: 2 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Harvey L Kreie · Facility
Controlled by Harvey L Kreie
Nevada County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405202

KREIES' MINE has $357 in proposed MSHA penalties and $357 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
1994
Latest incident
Nov 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$357
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $357 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
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: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

KREIES' MINE has $357 in proposed MSHA penalties and $357 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.
$357
proposed penalties
$357
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$357
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
0.0%
significant & substantial
50.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 50.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Harvey L Kreie 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

KREIES' MINE sits in Nevada County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Nevada County, California · Population 102,452
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$84,905
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

November 4, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harvey L Kreie · Fall to the walkway or working surface

REMOVED SCREEN AND PREPARED TO DROP TO GROUND UPON DROPPING. EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE CAUGHT IN SCREEN PULLING HIM TO GROUND APP 7-8 FEET RESULTING IN INJURIES TO HEAD NECK AND FACE.