Mining Incidents

Lodestar Gold Hill Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter C Northcutt
Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402189

Lodestar Gold Hill Mine has $1K 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
8
Years on record
2003–2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
24
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,476
proposed penalties
$1,476
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
17
inspections on record
276
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: 276 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lodestar Gold Hill Mine has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-03-02.
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
2006 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,120 3 0 2678.6
2005 Q4 532 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,991 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,870 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,981 4 0 1341.8
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4 3,049 3 0 983.9
2004 Q3 4,228 6 0 1419.1
2004 Q2 2,897 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,182 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 9,665 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 12,072 6 1 497.0
2003 Q2 12,072 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,560 1 0 152.4
2002 Q4 10,657 1 0 93.8
2002 Q3 789 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,004 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 5 incidents

July 6, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING DOWN A NUT WITH A CRESENT WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT RESULTING IN A CUT TO HAND. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE: RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AND ANTIBIOTICS.

February 9, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS INTERMITTENTLY EXPOSED TO SULFUR DIOXIDE DUE TO FLUCTUATON IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. EMPLOYEE REMOVED RESPIRATOR INTERMITTENTLY TO TALK DURING START-UP TRIALS OF ROASTER.

January 20, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Over exposure to u.v. rays. A 100 watt mercury vapor flood light outer shell broke and inner shell continued to burn. All employees in the area received burns as well as eye irritation.

January 20, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Over exposure to u.v. rays. A 1000 watt mercury vapor flood light outer shell broke and inner shell continued to burn. All employees in the area received burns on skin as well as eye irritation.

January 20, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Over exposure to u.v. rays. A 1000 watt mercury vapor flood light outer shell broke and inner shell continued to burn. All workers in the area received burns on skin as well as eye irritation.

2003 · 3 incidents

July 29, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Fall down stairs

ON ROLLING STAIRS AT SHOP. STAIRS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN. STAIRS MOVED. FELL DOWN 11 STAIRS (ROLLING). ENDED AT BOTTOM ON BACK.

June 16, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Struck against stationary object

GOUGED ARM ON A PIECE OF SHARP JAGGED ROOFING TIN, WHILE SCREWING IT OFF FROM A LADDER.

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