Old Smith Family Mine: 4 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Old Smith Family Mine has $456 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$456
proposed penalties
$456
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
3
inspections on record
42
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 42 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Old Smith Family Mine has $456 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$456
proposed penalties
$456
current assessed
$456
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $456 in penalties contested before the Commission, $456 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-10-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
75.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 100.0% low, 0.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
4
citations taken to the federal commission · 100% of citations on record
- Settled 4 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$456 proposed, $456 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 2016-12-28.
Contested penalties
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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 2017-0175 | Settlement | Manning | 2017 | $342 → $342 |
| WEST 2017-0157 | Settlement | Manning | 2017 | $114 → $114 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Ernie Peachay 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Old Smith Family Mine sits in Sierra County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Sierra County, California · Population 2,731
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,000
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q3 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q3 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 343 | 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.