Mining Incidents

West Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter Shea Jr
Montagu, Siskiyou County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405425

West Pit has $9K 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
3
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
41
citations
13
significant & substantial
$9,464
proposed penalties
$9,464
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
13
inspections on record
155
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: 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.
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
Show 25 earlier quarters
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 11 6 6152.1
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, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED 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, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING 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, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Essayons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING LADDER TWISTED KNEE.

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