Mining Incidents

Misha#2: 3 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

American Gemstones Mining Co. · Surface
Controlled by James Eugene Allen
Lakeview, Lake County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503812

Misha#2 has $324 in proposed MSHA penalties and $116 outstanding across 0 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 2015
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$324
proposed penalties
$208
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $116 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
4
inspections on record
24
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: 24 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Misha#2 has $324 in proposed MSHA penalties and $116 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.
$324
proposed penalties
$324
current assessed
$208
paid to date
$116
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-07-11.
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.
33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. American Gemstones Mining Co. 2014 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2015 1
2014 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Misha#2 sits in Lake County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Lake County, Oregon · Population 8,254
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$61,222
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2019 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 284 1 0 3521.1
2017 Q2 284 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 14 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 840 2 1 2381.0
2015 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 180 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 602 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 682 0 0 0.0

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.