Mining Incidents

Red Ledge Mining Co.: 2 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Red Ledge Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by David Yampol
washington, ca, Nevada County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404393

Red Ledge Mining Co. has $168 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
4
Years on record
1997–2000
Latest incident
May 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
citations
1
significant & substantial
$168
proposed penalties
$168
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
7
inspections on record
71
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: 71 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Red Ledge Mining Co. has $168 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.
$168
proposed penalties
$168
current assessed
$168
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-07-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
50.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Red Ledge Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1996
  2. Red Ledge Mining Company 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 0
2003 3
2002 4
2001 2
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Red Ledge Mining Co. sits in Nevada County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
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
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
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 1,142 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,750 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,500 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,552 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,267 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 2,472 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 2 1
2000 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2000 · 1 incident

May 4, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Ledge Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING TH ENGINE HOOD FROM HAUL TRUCK THE HOOD FELL AGAINST SAFETY CABLES & SMASHED EMPLOYEES LITTLE FINGER TIP.

1997 · 3 incidents

September 2, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Red Ledge Mining Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS WORKING IN THE AREA OF ANOTHER EE WHICH WAS WORKING WITH AN ARC WELDER. EE WAS CUTTING SCREEN WITH A TORCH, HE WAS USING CUTTING GOGGLES.

August 17, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Red Ledge Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING A STEEL BOX BEING HOISTED UP THE DUMP WITH AN AIR TUGGER WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND IN THE BITE AND SMASHED HIS THUMB.

April 4, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Red Ledge Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS DRILLING THE BIT BOUND IN THE HOLE. IT ROTATED THEDRILL. HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE DRILL AND THE RIB.