Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Martin A Steiner
Sutter Creek, Amador County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405617

Portable Plant #1 has $792 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
13
citations
1
significant & substantial
$792
proposed penalties
$792
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
6
inspections on record
84
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: 84 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Plant #1 has $792 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$792
proposed penalties
$792
current assessed
$792
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-03-13.
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
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 4,297 2 0 465.4
2006 Q4 4,297 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,133 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,673 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,561 4 0 2562.5
2005 Q4 3,801 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,037 1 0 198.5
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 4,639 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,529 6 1 1324.8
2004 Q4 2,143 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2006 · 1 incident

August 8, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eland Construction, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was attempting to flip over a cone liner. The cone liner was being lifted with a bar and chain. When the cone liner was horizontal, he attempted to push the cone liner over. While pushing the cone liner, the chain went slack causing the cone liner to fall onto him. He sustained a broken right leg, back strain and lacerations to both hands.

2005 · 4 incidents

September 7, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Eland Construction, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING UP THE WATER TRUCK FROM BEHIND THE JOB TRAILER THE OPERATOR BACKED INTO AN OPEN EXCAVATION THAT WAS BEING DUG FOR THE NEW SCALE HOUSE. SHE BACKED UP DROPPING HER RIGHT REAR TIRES INTO THE EXCAVATION CAUSING THE WATER TRUCK TO OVERTURN (ROLL OVER) INTO THE EXCAVATION.

March 10, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eland Construction, Inc. · Struck by flying object

While trying to release the jammed cone, using cribbing and a bottle jack placed between the cone deck and the upper assembly of the cone, when pressure was applied to the jack the top end of the jack slipped out from the upper assembly causing the jack to fly out hitting the operator in the upper chest.

February 17, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Eland Construction, Inc. · Struck by flying object

While the employee was repairing the skirting on the cone crusher discharge belt, a metal shaving from a grinder being used on the outside of the discharge belt by his co-worker came in through a 2" space on the side and bounced off the conveyor belt and his him in the right eye.

February 9, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eland Construction, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While inspecting the jaw crusher, after a plug-up in the jaw, they had the deflector plate lid open and EE's hand was resting on the brace. His co-worker closed the lid and pinched EE's hand between the lid and the brace.

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