Rio Grande Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Aurcana Corporation
MSHA operator ID: 0116326
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 37
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2011–2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
155
citations
57
significant & substantial
$117,437
proposed penalties
$117,437
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
46
inspections on record
839
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: 839 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
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$117K
proposed penalties
$117K
current assessed
$117K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
152 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-11-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 12 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 8 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2013
12
2012
21
2011
4
Mines on record
- Shafter Mine TX
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