2 miners lit their fuse for a face round and then re-entered blast area prior to the mandated 1 hour wait period. When they were within 25 feet of the face, a misfire detonated. This was against company policy and recent training. 1 miner was killed by the blast and the other injured.
Gold Run Enterprises LLC operator
Controlled by
Trinity Alps Resources Inc.
MSHA operator ID: 0106285
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
131
citations
65
significant & substantial
$220,330
proposed penalties
$22,229
paid to date
10% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $198,101 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
17
inspections on record
556
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: 556 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.$220K
proposed penalties
$102K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$80K
outstanding
101 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2010
2 (1f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
May 28, 2010
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Gold Run Enterprises LLC · Struck by flying object
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