Mining Incidents

Newman Minerals No.1 Metal/Non-Metal

Newman Minerals LLC · Surface
ione, Amador County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405845

Newman Minerals No.1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Newman Minerals No.1.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
19
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,086
proposed penalties
$2,086
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
12
inspections on record
112
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: 112 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Newman Minerals No.1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-10-19.
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
2016 Q4 0 1 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 679 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 291 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,061 1 0 942.5
2015 Q1 2,622 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,650 0 0 0.0
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3 14,498 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,530 7 3 607.1
2014 Q1 4,996 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,879 3 1 614.9
2013 Q3 3,905 6 2 1536.5
2013 Q2 2,355 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,261 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,608 1 0 621.9
2012 Q3 806 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newman Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Worker was holding open the engine compartment door on jaw crusher to check oil. Felt sharp pinch in lower back when he reached for dip stick.

April 5, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Newman Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was inside a cargo container holding plywood in place as coworker was attempting to attach it from the outside, using a power tool to pre-drill the screw holes. Drill bit came through the wood and into the palm of EE's hand, creating puncture wound. Work stopped immediately to dress wound on site before EE was transported to ER for bandaging & antibiotics. Minimal impairment.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Newman Minerals No.1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.