Rio Grande Silver, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Hecla Mining Company
MSHA operator ID: 0118369
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2012–2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$143
proposed penalties
$143
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
32
inspections on record
488
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: 488 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.$143
proposed penalties
$143
current assessed
$143
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-08-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2013
2
2012
5
Mines on record
- Bulldog Mine CO
- Equity Mine CO
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