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North Chester Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Caleb Holland
Chester, Plumas County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404724

North Chester Pit has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–2009
Latest incident
Jun 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
129
citations
34
significant & substantial
$44,035
proposed penalties
$32,384
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,651 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
20
inspections on record
380
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: 380 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

North Chester Pit has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$44K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
124 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-12-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 1,620 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,390 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,182 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,192 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,930 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,892 33 7 4181.4
2023 Q3 7,533 8 5 1062.0
Show 59 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2 5,724 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,387 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,533 2 1 441.2
2022 Q2 4,654 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,825 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,469 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,737 3 1 633.3
2021 Q2 3,733 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,125 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,108 1 1 195.8
2020 Q2 2,816 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,156 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,069 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,519 1 0 658.3
2019 Q1 256 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,600 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,326 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,760 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,156 7 2 2218.0
2017 Q3 4,209 27 7 6414.8
2017 Q2 5,220 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,091 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,595 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,892 14 3 1415.3
2016 Q2 6,656 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,833 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,669 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,757 6 3 773.5
2015 Q2 7,156 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,549 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,980 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,786 4 1 691.3
2014 Q2 5,284 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,215 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,174 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,338 10 2 1873.4
2013 Q2 4,997 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,828 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,535 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,787 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,579 5 0 1397.0
2012 Q1 1,265 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,393 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 11,425 4 1 350.1
2011 Q2 2,374 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 604 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,211 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,090 4 0 564.2
2010 Q2 2,012 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 5,761 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,445 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,138 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q3 1,525 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2009 · 1 incident

June 22, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sierra Cascade Aggregate & Asphalt Products LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While repairing conveyor belt on routine maintance, employee relocated belt position by hand and his finger got caught between v belt and sheave. He was immediately taken to Feneca Health Care District for immediate medical care.

1987 · 1 incident

July 15, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Baldwin Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS DOING RE1AIR WORK ON CAT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

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