Mining Incidents

R J MILES CO-SECRET TOWN PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

R J Miles Company · Surface
Controlled by Scott Miles
Nevada County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404262

R J MILES CO-SECRET TOWN PLANT has $2K 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
22
Years on record
1988–2000
Latest incident
Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
8
significant & substantial
$1,993
proposed penalties
$1,993
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
30
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: 30 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

R J MILES CO-SECRET TOWN PLANT has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-02-29.
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
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 1,083 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,338 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,339 12 8 2247.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2000 · 1 incident

February 22, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R J Miles Company · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED ON SHAFT AND LANDED ON TAILBONE ON PADDLE. HE WAS CLEANING THE LOG WASHER. CRACKED EMPLOYEE'S TAILBONE.

1999 · 2 incidents

August 17, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS ON THE MAIN SHAKER TABLE ON HIS KNEES PULLING ON A SCREEN WHEN HIS KNEE POPPED OUT OF JOINT AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO PLACE.

January 5, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R J Miles Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSIGN INJURY TO NECK & SHOULDER (RIGHT)

1998 · 1 incident

1997 · 3 incidents

July 16, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Struck by falling object

PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS. EE WAS WALKING UNDER THE PICKING STATION TO GET TO SERVICE TRUCK WHILE A COWORKER WAS CLEARING ROCK OFF OF PICKING STATION.

April 8, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING LOG WASHER WHEN A ROCK (15 LB.) FELLL FROM THE LJ HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

1996 · 2 incidents

August 27, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R J Miles Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON EXCAVATOR WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HITHIM IN MOUTH CHIPPING HIS TOOTH.

August 7, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING OVER AND A ROCK HIT THE BACK OF HER HARD HAT.

1995 · 3 incidents

September 8, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
R J Miles Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SORTING ROCK AND BIG ROCK PUSHED HER HAND UP AGAINST THE METAL CHUTE, WHILE TRYING TO HOLD THE ROCK FROM ROLLING OFF THE BELT.

July 18, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAKING REPAIRS TO CONVEYRO BELT AND FELT SHARP APAIN.

July 10, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SORTING ROCKS AND BIG ROCK HIT RIGHT THUMB.

1994 · 4 incidents

August 19, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

NO EXPLANATION EXCEPT SHOVELING HEAVY MATERIAL.

June 10, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING BIG ROCKS AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

February 19, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PICKING ROCK AND HIS WRIST STARTED SWELLING, HE WAS SENT TOT HE DR AND WAS DIAGNOSED HAVING TENDINITIONS, TAKE A COUPLE DAYS OFF OF WORK, AND WEAR A BRACE.

1993 · 4 incidents

October 11, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I WAS ON PICKING STATION BY MYSELF I WAS HURRING TO GET ALL THAT I COULD AND THEN I GRABBED A FEW BIG ONES IN A ROW, THEN I FELT LIKE I PULLED A MUSCLE THEN MY SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT ENOUGH THAT I COULD NOT DO MY JOB.

September 2, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED ROCK OUT OF SHOOT & HURT BACK

July 26, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Miles Company · Struck by flying object

DUST PARTICALS FLOATING IN THE AIR. CORNIAL FOREIGN BODY WHICH WAS RUST.

July 22, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R J Miles Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS SQUATING DOWN PULLING NAILS OUT OF LUMBER A NAIL GAVE WAY AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ON A NAIL WHICH PUNCTURED HIS LEFT BUTTOCK.

1992 · 1 incident

October 7, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
R J Miles Company · Struck by falling object

PICKING ROCKS OFF CONVEYRO BELT, EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALLY FLIPPED ROCK AND IT LANDED ON RIGHT HAND. FRACTURE OF RIGHT HAND.

1988 · 1 incident

July 8, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R J Miles Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN FROM THE SWITCHES AREA,HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A METAL PART OF THE CONVEYOR WHERE HE HIT HIS HEWAD.

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