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Sexton Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David Sexton
Winnemucca, Pershing County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600734

Sexton Mine has $4K 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
2
Years on record
2002–2011
Latest incident
Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
40
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,747
proposed penalties
$3,747
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
39
inspections on record
388
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: 388 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sexton Mine has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-11-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 108 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 655 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 60 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 59 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 274 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 396 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 212 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1 130 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 295 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 369 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 292 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 185 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 243 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 195 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 204 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 132 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 204 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 428 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 536 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 325 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 325 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 615 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 442 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 241 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 378 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 344 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 337 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 405 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 572 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 590 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 729 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 584 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,124 1 0 889.7
2016 Q3 1,040 1 1 961.5
2016 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,131 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,055 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,150 1 0 869.6
2014 Q3 1,120 4 0 3571.4
2014 Q2 1,041 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 969 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,125 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,096 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 675 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 559 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 772 1 0 1295.3
2012 Q3 1,080 1 1 925.9
2012 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,402 3 0 2139.8
2011 Q4 1,563 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,560 2 0 1282.1
2011 Q1 2,027 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,077 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,227 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,072 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,563 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,560 4 2 2564.1
2009 Q2 2,064 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,493 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,690 1 0 591.7
2008 Q3 1,629 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,664 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,560 1 1 641.0
2007 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,561 4 0 2562.5
2007 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,560 7 0 4487.2
2006 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,560 1 0 641.0
2005 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,680 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,160 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,040 3 0 2884.6
2003 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,456 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,615 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,562 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,552 5 1 3221.6
2001 Q3 1,465 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,536 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,144 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,009 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,855 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,331 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2011 · 1 incident

March 7, 2011 NV · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Nutritional Additives · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I was operating a hand held electric drill when the 1/2 inch drill bit caught in the hole. The drill snapped and spun around smashing my hand and wrist between the drill and the forklift r.o.p. and breaking the 1/2 inch bit. My hand and wrist instantly turned black and blue and started to swell.

2002 · 1 incident

June 6, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Sexton Family Trust · Contact with hot objects or substances

USING CUTTING TORCH ON AN OLD VEHICLE TO SALVAGEMOTOR AND TRANNY, JOB WAS DONE AND FOR SOME REASON HE WENT TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WITH TORCH AND IGNITED FUMES IN GAS TANK. NOBODY SAW THE A CCIDENT AND HE DOESN'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.

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