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TELEGRAPH MINE: 11 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Saddleback, LLC · Underground
Downieville, Sierra County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405100

TELEGRAPH MINE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $817 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Apr 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
11
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,014
proposed penalties
$1,197
paid to date
59% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $817 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
24
inspections on record
277
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: 277 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

TELEGRAPH MINE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $817 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$817
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-11-14.
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.
9.1%
significant & substantial
9.1%
high negligence or reckless
9.1%
reasonably likely or greater
18.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 9.1% none, 9.1% low, 72.7% moderate, 9.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Telegraph Gold Inc 1990 to 1992
  2. Klondike California Mining Corp 1992 to 2012
  3. Telegraph Gold Inc 2012 to 2013
  4. Sierra Mining LLC 2013 to 2016
  5. Saddleback, LLC 2016 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2023 3
2022 6
2021 6
2017 3
2016 6
2013 0
2012 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

TELEGRAPH MINE sits in Sierra County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Sierra County, California · Population 2,731
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,000
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
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 980 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,783 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 840 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 717 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 447 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,707 1 0 585.8
2017 Q2 1,336 4 0 2994.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 2,400 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 795 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 960 4 1 4166.7
2012 Q3 350 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1997 · 3 incidents

February 28, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Klondike California Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

SORE BACK AND LEGS DUE TO ROUGH RIDING OF DUMP TRUCK AND SITTING SIDEWAYS TO LOOK FOREWARD ON ROUGH ROAD. SORE BACK AND LEGS. POSS. THREW BACK OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

January 8, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Klondike California Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS RESTACKING TIMBER (8X8X12) FROZEN TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE IMPROPERLY LIFTED A 8X8X12 POST AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK THEN HE RESOMMED WORK FOR THE REMANTER OF THE SHIFT.