EE was moving a cement box with a forklift. The box was not picked up evenly with the forks. EE got out of the forklift & adjusted the box manually when he states that he felt a pop in his left arm. The box weighs an est. 500 lbs. EE did mention pain in his arm to fellow workers, however did not inform the safety staff till the next morning.
Pinson Underground Metal/Non-Metal
Pinson Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
ATNA Resources LTD; Barrick Gold Corporation
Golconda,
Humboldt County,
NV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602562
Pinson Underground has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
33
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,624
proposed penalties
$3,624
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
21
inspections on record
217
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: 217 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pinson Underground has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,050 | 5 | 0 | 2439.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,009 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 16,900 | 1 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,261 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 7,778 | 4 | 0 | 514.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q1 | 6,030 | 5 | 3 | 829.2 |
| 2006 Q3 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,705 | 2 | 0 | 1173.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 7,242 | 7 | 2 | 966.6 |
| 2005 Q3 | 7,240 | 9 | 2 | 1243.1 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2008 · 2 incidents
September 9, 2008
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pinson Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Small Mine Development LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While checking for a hydraulic leak, the employee put his hand in the path of the moving boom, hitting his hand fracturing finger.
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