Mining Incidents

Montana Tunnels Mining Inc operator

Controlled by Elkhorn Goldfields LLC
MSHA operator ID: L08596
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
245
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1986–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
167
citations
18
significant & substantial
$32,000
proposed penalties
$29,002
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,998 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
1,564
inspection hours
10.7
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.
167 citations across 1,564 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
164 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-06-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
13
2007
8
2006
3
2005
13
2004
7
2003
11
2002
9
2001
8
2000
8
1999
23
1998
16
1997
8
1996
8
1995
9
1994
6
1993
8
1992
4
1991
7
1990
13
1989
16
1988
9
1987
14
1986
24 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 11, 1986 MT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Tunnels Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME GREASING3THE 992C FRONT END LOADER THE BUCKET WAS ROLLED AND I.NAME WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BUCKET ARM AND THE DIFFERENCIAL DEATH -TRAUMATIC INTERNAL INJURIES

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