WHILE REMOVING TH ENGINE HOOD FROM HAUL TRUCK THE HOOD FELL AGAINST SAFETY CABLES & SMASHED EMPLOYEES LITTLE FINGER TIP.
Red Ledge Mining Co.: 2 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Red Ledge Mining Co. has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1997. MSHA has proposed $168 in penalties since 2000.
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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. The remaining $0 was reduced, settled, contested or is still owed.
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
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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: 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
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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.$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
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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
- Red Ledge Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1996
- 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 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1997 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Red Ledge Mining Co. 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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 |
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| 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 file2000 · 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
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1997 · 3 incidents
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.
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.