R J MILES CO-SECRET TOWN PLANT: 12 MSHA citations
Metal/Non-Metal
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
8
significant & substantial
$1,993
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 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
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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.
12 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-02-29.
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.
66.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
66.7%
reasonably likely or greater
41.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 75.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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 |
| WEST20000404M |
Default |
Barbour |
2000 |
$2K → $2K |
| WEST20000405M |
Default |
Barbour |
2000 |
$55 → $55 |
| WEST20010070M |
Withdrawal |
|
2001 |
$55 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
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R J Miles Company
1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year |
Employees |
| 2001 |
0 |
| 2000 |
5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
R J MILES CO-SECRET TOWN PLANT sits in Nevada County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Nevada County, California · Population 102,452
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$84,905
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 |
| 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.
R J Miles Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSIGN INJURY TO NECK & SHOULDER (RIGHT)
1998 · 1 incident
R J Miles Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE HIT HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
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.
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.
R J Miles Company · Struck against stationary object
BENT DOWN AND HIT PIPE JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.
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.
R J Miles Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CHANGING SCREENS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
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
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
R J Miles Company · Struck by flying object
DUST PARTICALS FLOATING IN THE AIR. CORNIAL FOREIGN BODY WHICH WAS RUST.
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
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.