Mining Incidents

Echo Bay Minerals Company operator

Controlled by Echo Bay Mines Ltd
MSHA operator ID: L09329
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
536
Mines on record
12
Years on record
1987–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,482
proposed penalties
$2,482
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
41
inspections on record
1,610
inspection hours
2.6
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.
42 citations across 1,610 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-08-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2003
2
2002
10
2001
17
2000
15
1999
36
1998
40
1997
28
1996
32
1995
27
1994
25 (1f)
1993
35
1992
51
1991
52 (2f)
1990
39
1989
76
1988
39
1987
12

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
June 3, 1994 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DRIVING EMPTY HAUL TRUCK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT & THE TRUCK DRIVER LOST CONTROL & DROVE INTO THE PIT WALL.

November 10, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PARKED ANFO/POWDER TRUCK IN X-CUT 22 WHEN POWDER UNEXPECTEDLY EXPLODED.

November 10, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS MOVING POWDER FROM POWDER MAGAZINE TO FACE- STOPPED LHD TO MOVE POWER CABLE WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. UNKNOWN CAUSE.

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