Pioneer Lucky Strike Mining Company LLC: 5 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Pioneer Lucky Strike Mining Company LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Carl Shaefer; Dale Shaefer
MSHA Mine ID: 0405862
Pioneer Lucky Strike Mining Company LLC has $512 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
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
5
citations
0
significant & substantial
$512
proposed penalties
$500
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
1
inspections on record
33
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: 33 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pioneer Lucky Strike Mining Company LLC has $512 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.$512
proposed penalties
$500
current assessed
$500
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $712 in penalties contested before the Commission, $500 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-05-28.
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
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 40.0% low, 60.0% 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.
7
citations taken to the federal commission
- Settled 5 · 71%
- Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 29%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$712 proposed, $500 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 2015-08-12.
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 2015-0817 | Settlement | Manning | 2016 | $712 → $500 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Pioneer Lucky Strike Mining Company LLC 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pioneer Lucky Strike Mining Company LLC sits in Amador County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Amador County, California · Population 41,029
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$81,526
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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.