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: 155 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
West Pit has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
41 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-01-21.
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 controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2008
1
2007
1
2006
2
2005
1
2004
2
2003
4
2002
14
2001
10
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
West Pit sits in Siskiyou County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Siskiyou County, California · Population 43,834
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$55,499
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
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
125
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
120
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
1,418
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
520
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
80
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
520
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3
483
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,040
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q2
175
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
719
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
414
6
1
14492.8
2003 Q4
428
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
473
4
1
8456.7
2003 Q2
1,130
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
1,190
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,433
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,731
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,788
10
6
5592.8
2001 Q4
889
4
0
4499.4
2001 Q3
1,806
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,057
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,212
14
5
11551.2
2000 Q4
1,244
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,751
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,468
2
0
1362.4
2000 Q1
1,131
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2003 · 1 incident
July 9, 2003CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Essayons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WORKERS WERE MOVING CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM INTO PLACE ATOP JAW CRUSHER WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED AND CAUGHT INJURED WORKERS ARM BETWEEN CONTROL ROOM AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
2002 · 1 incident
October 18, 2002CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Essayons Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BEING EXPOSED TO A CERTAIN TYPE OF DUST
2001 · 1 incident
April 27, 2001CA · Metal/Non-Metalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON