SUNRISE GOLD PLACER MINE has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2008–2018
Latest incident
Nov 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
54
citations
15
significant & substantial
$9,987
proposed penalties
$9,333
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $654 gap.
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: 471 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SUNRISE GOLD PLACER MINE has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-05-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Stood as issued
1 · 50%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
26%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2017-09-14.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Health sampling
ⓘ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)
ⓘ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: 2013-04-16, 13 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2013-04-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.73
0.19
Washer Operator
2013-04-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.51
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-04-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.78
0.23
Truck Driver
2009-06-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-06-18
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Truck Driver
2009-06-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
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.
SUNRISE GOLD PLACER MINE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.48 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Nevada, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.17 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2019
1
2018
7
2017
8
2016
9
2015
8
2014
5
2013
7
2012
8
2011
6
2010
7
2009
5
2008
33
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
SUNRISE GOLD PLACER MINE sits in Pershing County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 20.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Pershing County, Nevada · Population 6,505
20.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,007
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
477
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,629
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
3,136
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
3,786
1
0
264.1
2018 Q1
3,585
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,477
2
0
446.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3
4,087
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
3,232
2
2
618.8
2017 Q1
2,637
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,045
1
0
328.4
2016 Q3
4,533
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
4,792
2
0
417.4
2016 Q1
3,933
3
0
762.8
2015 Q4
4,759
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
5,094
1
0
196.3
2015 Q2
3,806
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,720
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,635
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,902
1
0
344.6
2014 Q2
2,327
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,017
1
0
495.8
2013 Q4
1,844
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
2,598
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
5,393
2
0
370.9
2013 Q1
4,005
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,794
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
5,715
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
5,325
2
0
375.6
2012 Q1
4,173
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
4,095
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
4,286
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,290
4
1
1215.8
2011 Q1
3,142
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,148
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
4,308
1
0
232.1
2010 Q2
4,065
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,007
6
3
1995.3
2009 Q4
3,699
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,198
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,774
3
0
794.9
2009 Q1
512
8
4
15625.0
2008 Q4
3,110
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,210
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,512
5
1
1990.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2018 · 1 incident
November 9, 2018NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was changing the cutting edges on the Komatsu wheel loader. EE was loosening the nuts with an air impact wrench. When the 3rd nut was being removed it loosened and bolt became loose in cutting edge. Employee raised left hand to keep bolt from spinning. The sharp edge of the cutting edge cut thru the leather glove and cut EE's middle finger on the left hand.
2017 · 1 incident
June 9, 2017NV · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Temp Contact Employee was walking down a dry dirt designated path when the employee misstepped and fell onto backside. The employee then got up, and felt a knot in right hamstring. Employee was later checked out and was diagnosed with a possible muscle strain and returned to work the following day.
2016 · 1 incident
August 22, 2016NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE were re-positioning the Trommel to complete a repair. As the Trommel moved, the feed chute for the trommel swung down and struck the ee on the arm knocking the ee to the ground. This fractured the ee arm is several places as well as lacerating it. First aid was administered on site, emergency services were called and ee was taken to the hospital.
Upon getting on the side stairway of service truck #342, while attempting to maintain 3 point contact by turning around at top of stairs to exit truck as per MSHA recommendations, EE lost his balance while holding the right side hand hold and impacted the top of side box with left elbow causing severe pain to left joint area.
While drilling a hole in the nuggett trap chute to secure riffle, employee slipped from 2 step step stool causing him to fall landing on the platflrm the step stool was on. Landing on his back.