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NEVADA BARTH IRON MINE AND MILL: 170 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Gregory G Austin
Palisade, Eureka County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600078

NEVADA BARTH IRON MINE AND MILL has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $625 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2004–2009
Latest incident
Jan 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
170
citations
40
significant & substantial
$36,357
proposed penalties
$30,147
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,210 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Saga Exploration Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
786
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: 786 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

NEVADA BARTH IRON MINE AND MILL has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $625 outstanding across 2 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$625
outstanding
159 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-10-07.
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.
25.0%
significant & substantial
25.0%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
38.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.6% low, 64.4% moderate, 25.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
10 citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
  • Settled 9 · 90%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 10%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
39%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $9K 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 2008-02-19.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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 2008-422M Settlement Manning 2010 $14K → $9K
WEST 2008-423M Default Lesnick 2010 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2013-04-30, 13 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Arsenic dust2
  • Beryllium dust2
  • Cadmium dust & salts2
Show the individual readings (29)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2013-04-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-04-30 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 Cleanup Man
2013-04-30 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.65 Truck Driver
2009-09-24 Beryllium dust 0 2 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Cadmium dust & salts 0 200 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Chromium, soluble 0 500 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Cobalt dust 0 100 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Copper dust and mist 0 1 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Iron soluble salts 0 1 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Lead, inorganic dust 0 150 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Manganese dust 0 5 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Molybdenum dust 0 10 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Nickel dust & salts 0 1 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Vanadium dust 0 500 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Beryllium dust 0 2 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Cadmium dust & salts 0 200 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Chromium, soluble 0 500 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Cobalt dust 0 100 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Copper dust and mist 0 1 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Iron soluble salts 0 1 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Lead, inorganic dust 0 150 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Manganese dust 0 5 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Molybdenum dust 0 10 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Nickel dust & salts 0 1 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Vanadium dust 0 500 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Arsenic dust 0 500 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.7 Bulldozer Operator
2009-09-24 Arsenic dust 0 500 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-07-25 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 2.81 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Saga Exploration Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 0
2019 4
2018 5
2017 6
2016 4
2015 5
2014 5
2013 5
2012 4
2011 5
2010 4
2009 4
2008 4
2007 5
2006 6
2005 7
2004 6
2003 6
2002 5
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

NEVADA BARTH IRON MINE AND MILL sits in Eureka County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 30.5% 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.
Eureka County, Nevada · Population 1,660
30.5%
Mining share of county employment
$73,095
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
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 1,040 1 0 961.5
2019 Q3 2,074 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,805 1 0 554.0
2019 Q1 1,938 7 0 3612.0
2018 Q4 2,016 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,196 0 0 0.0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 1,848 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,030 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,266 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,792 5 0 2790.2
2017 Q2 1,886 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,370 3 0 2189.8
2016 Q4 1,800 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,839 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,818 3 0 1650.2
2016 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,070 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,250 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,290 3 2 1310.0
2015 Q1 1,390 1 0 719.4
2014 Q4 2,640 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,090 2 0 956.9
2014 Q2 2,390 3 0 1255.2
2014 Q1 1,360 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,680 3 1 1119.4
2013 Q3 2,590 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,814 4 1 1421.5
2013 Q1 1,350 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,930 2 0 1036.3
2012 Q3 1,830 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,836 12 3 6535.9
2012 Q1 1,352 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,714 3 0 1750.3
2011 Q3 1,930 3 0 1554.4
2011 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,350 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,110 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,885 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,976 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,216 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,178 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,521 3 2 1972.4
2009 Q2 1,552 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 880 1 0 1136.4
2008 Q4 1,948 2 0 1026.7
2008 Q3 1,986 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,047 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 972 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,857 11 6 5923.5
2007 Q3 1,654 24 7 14510.3
2007 Q2 639 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,474 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,405 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,589 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,737 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,724 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,231 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,756 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,163 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,567 14 4 8934.3
2004 Q4 2,265 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,047 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,430 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,228 3 0 2443.0
2003 Q4 1,248 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,684 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,318 8 1 3451.3
2002 Q4 2,399 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,953 2 0 1024.1
2002 Q2 1,634 6 2 3672.0
2002 Q1 1,015 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,815 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,876 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,892 6 3 3171.2
2001 Q1 1,865 10 1 5361.9
2000 Q4 1,776 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,772 4 0 2257.3
2000 Q2 1,747 2 1 1144.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2009 · 1 incident

January 20, 2009 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Saga Exploration Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was repairing guards adn cleaning out feed hopper when he slipped on ice and turned left ankle.

2004 · 1 incident

September 13, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Saga Exploration Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING A NYLON STRAP AROUND A 55 GALLON OIL DRUM, EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THERE WERE NO RESTRICTIONS HOLDING STRAP. HE JUST BENT OVER THE WRONG WAY.