Mining Incidents

Steer Offices Metal/Non-Metal

Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Underground
ELKO, Elko County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602370

Steer Offices has $8K 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
1999–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
105
citations
17
significant & substantial
$8,029
proposed penalties
$8,029
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
32
inspections on record
735
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: 735 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Steer Offices has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
105 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-05-04.
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
2004 Q4 189 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 133 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,522 3 0 1971.1
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 5,253 2 0 380.7
2003 Q3 9,010 5 2 554.9
2003 Q2 10,123 10 0 987.8
2003 Q1 9,844 14 1 1422.2
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 11,407 3 0 263.0
2002 Q3 12,742 11 4 863.3
2002 Q2 12,238 12 0 980.6
2002 Q1 11,575 18 2 1555.1
2001 Q4 11,257 1 0 88.8
2001 Q3 11,404 7 3 613.8
2001 Q2 11,945 3 2 251.2
2001 Q1 11,105 6 3 540.3
2000 Q4 9,907 2 0 201.9
2000 Q3 7,824 1 0 127.8
2000 Q2 7,104 3 0 422.3
2000 Q1 6,251 4 0 639.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 3 incidents

December 30, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anglogold (Jerritt Canyon) Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE APPARENTLY WAS USING A BOX KNIFE TO CUT A SMALL PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE. WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB.

October 10, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anglogold (Jerritt Canyon) Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREW AUGER FOR CEMENT. THE AIR VALVE WAS STILL OPEN AND BLEW CEMENT INTO HIS FACE WHEN HE TOOK THE PLATE OFF.

March 12, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal stoper miner POWERED HAULAGE
Anglogold (Jerritt Canyon) Corp · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS STANDING IN THE HEADING BI 7280 ATTEMPTING TO HELP THE LHD OPERATOR CLEAR THE HEADING FOR BOLTING. HE HAD APPROX 4' OF CLEARANCE UNTIL THE R FRONT WHEEL OF THE LHD FELL INTO A HOLE WHIL E BACKING THROUGH A TURN. HE SAW THAT THE BUCKET WAS CLOSE AND PUT UP HIS RIGHT ARM TO PROTECT HIMSELF WHEN IT BECAME PINCHED FROM THE HAND TO THE ELBOW AND BUCKET TO RIB. FRACTURED HIS ULNA

1999 · 1 incident

May 24, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Independence Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A CHAIN HANGING FRON THE RIB SNAGGED THE RAILING ON THE TRUCK BEING OPERATED BY INJURED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE CHAIN THE RAILING SLID AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS.

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