CORTEZ JOINT VENTURE operator
Controlled by
Barrick Gold Corp
MSHA operator ID: 0089884
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 109
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2008–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
341
citations
67
significant & substantial
$216,069
proposed penalties
$174,348
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $41,721 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
89
inspections on record
3,398
inspection hours
10.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.341 citations across 3,398 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$216K
proposed penalties
$174K
current assessed
$174K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
333 assessments are final orders; 24 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 50 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 25 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 13 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 8 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2012
1
2011
37
2010
41
2009
20
2008
10
Mines on record
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