The Silver Queen Mine LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was lifting a heavy slushier bucket on an outside muck pile to turn it over. The muck under his feet shifter resulting in the strain - injury
Silver Queen Mine: 42 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
The Silver Queen Mine LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Lucretia Emmett; John Emmett
MSHA Mine ID: 0203312
Silver Queen Mine has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2014
- Latest incident
- Jan 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
42
citations
8
significant & substantial
$9,833
proposed penalties
$9,085
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $748 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
14
inspections on record
289
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: 289 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Silver Queen Mine has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 6 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.$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-03-10.
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.19.0%
significant & substantial
14.3%
high negligence or reckless
19.0%
reasonably likely or greater
71.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 38.1% low, 47.6% moderate, 14.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
28
citations taken to the federal commission · 67% of citations on record
- Settled 18 · 64%
- Stood as issued 10 · 36%
86%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
9%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$8K proposed, $8K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2015-10-27.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2015-0448 | Prevail | Manning | 2016 | $4K → $3K |
| WEST 2015-0754 | Default | Lesnick | 2015 | $2K → $2K |
| WEST 2015-0574 | Prevail | Manning | 2016 | $1K → $2K |
| WEST 2016-0077 | Dismissal | Manning | 2016 | $217 → $217 |
| WEST 2013-920M | Settlement | Andrews | 2013 | $208 → $200 |
| WEST 2016-0010 | Dismissal | Manning | 2016 | $100 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2015-02-05, 11 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
- Diesel particulate (total carbon)1
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (7)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-05 | EC @ 160 | 63 | 160 | 0.39 | Mucking Mach. Operator |
| 2015-02-05 | TC from EC @ 160 | 0 | 160 | 0.00 | Mucking Mach. Operator |
| 2015-02-05 | TC @ 160 | 72 | 160 | 0.45 | Mucking Mach. Operator |
| 2014-04-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Electrician Helper | ||
| 2014-04-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Electrician Helper | ||
| 2013-04-17 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Road Grader Operator | ||
| 2013-04-17 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.17 | Mechanic |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- The Silver Queen Mine LLC 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Silver Queen Mine sits in Mohave County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.Mohave County, Arizona · Population 217,420
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,799
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q4 | 2,190 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,986 | 3 | 0 | 1510.6 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,624 | 6 | 2 | 3694.6 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,030 | 7 | 3 | 3448.3 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,558 | 10 | 1 | 6418.5 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,958 | 4 | 0 | 2042.9 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,125 | 3 | 1 | 1411.8 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,413 | 6 | 1 | 2486.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q4 | 2,602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,130 | 2 | 0 | 939.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,964 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.