Mining Incidents

Cortez Gold Mines - (J V) operator

Controlled by Placer Dome Ltd
MSHA operator ID: L06969
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
330
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1983–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
240
citations
46
significant & substantial
$60,589
proposed penalties
$52,631
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,958 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
51
inspections on record
1,975
inspection hours
12.2
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.
240 citations across 1,975 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$61K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$53K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
231 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
10
2007
31
2006
23
2005
13
2004
21
2003
12
2002
17
2001
23
2000
22
1999
14
1998
13
1997
15
1996
24
1995
2
1994
6
1993
12
1992
14
1991
7
1990
16
1989
8
1988
7 (1f)
1987
4
1986
1
1985
1
1984
3
1983
11

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 25, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Cortez Gold Mines - (J V) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE BACKED UP3TO THE BERM TO DUMP HIS LOAD, THE FLOOR OF THE STOCKPILE GAVE WAY AND THE TRUCK WENT DOWN THE FACE OF THE STOCKPILE BACKWARDS AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP.

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