Mining Incidents

Newmont Midas Operations operator

Controlled by Newmont Corporation
MSHA operator ID: 0051718
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
116
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2002–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
415
citations
101
significant & substantial
$177,542
proposed penalties
$206,820
paid to date
116% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
57
inspections on record
6,520
inspection hours
6.4
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.
415 citations across 6,520 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.
$177K
proposed penalties
$207K
current assessed
$207K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
402 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-12-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2007
19 (1f)
2006
26
2005
31
2004
18
2003
17
2002
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 19, 2007 NV · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Newmont Midas Operations · Struck against a moving object

The operator of a 2 yard underground loader received fatal injuries when the loader he was operating fell into a hole. Operator was confirmed deceased 07/02/2007.

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