Mining Incidents

Springer Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Blue Moon Springer Inc. · Underground
Imlay, Pershing County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600964

Springer Mine has $400 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
1991–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$400
proposed penalties
$400
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
2
inspections on record
23
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: 23 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Springer Mine has $400 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.
$400
proposed penalties
$400
current assessed
$400
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 1,450 4 0 2758.6
2008 Q1 1,220 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 2, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Utah International Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING BATTERY ON AN LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE LOCO HE STEPPED ON THE TRACK & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL BETWEEN THE TRACKS HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TWISTING HIS L EFT KNEE & STRIKING HIS BACK ON A SWITCH THROW EMPLOYEE FINISHED WORKING THE DAY & RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY HOWEVER CONTINUED PAIN CAUSE HIM TO SEE A DOC ON 04-05-93 AFTER WORK HE DID NO

1991 · 1 incident

April 8, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal hoistman, hoist operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Utah International Inc · Fall from ladders

MOVING LADDER FROM N. SIDE OF BUILDING TO S. SIDE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGHT ROOM BETWEEN TRUCK AND COMPRESSOR AND EE TRIPPED OVER ROPE ON LADDER. DID NOT HAVE ANY HELP TO MOVE LADDER.

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