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Sunshine Precious Metals Inc operator

Controlled by Sunshine Mining & Refining Company
MSHA operator ID: L12117
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
1295
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1983–2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
26
significant & substantial
$10,668
proposed penalties
$10,668
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
1,517
inspection hours
7.8
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.
118 citations across 1,517 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2001
6
2000
53
1999
61
1998
50 (1f)
1997
65
1996
108
1995
69
1994
53 (1f)
1993
45
1992
45
1991
101
1990
133
1989
123 (1f)
1988
88

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded
January 27, 1998 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunshine Precious Metals Inc · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

THREE SHAFT REPAIRMEN WERE IN PROCESS OF TURNING THE ORE SKIP IN PREPARATIOIN TO HOIST WASTE MATERIAL (ROCK). ONE OF TE SKIPS HUNG UP AND EE, VICTIM, FELL DOWN THE SHAFT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO FREE IT WITH A BAR.

May 13, 1994 ID · Metal/Non-Metal timberman Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Sunshine Precious Metals Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING THE BULKHEAD IN THE RAISE OFF WHEN A ROCKBURST OCCURRED WHICH BURIED HIM AND HIS PARTNER WITH MUCK.

August 22, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal cage/cager/station attendant Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Sunshine Precious Metals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INFLUX OF WATER INTO THE WASTE POCKET 5000 NO 12 SHAFT RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT HYDRAULIC HEAD CAGERS PULLED ABOUT 8 TONS OF WASTE FROM THE POCKET SUDDEN VIOLENT RELEASE OF PRESSURE CIRCUMVEN TED ALL CONTROL GATES & DEFLECTORS RUSH OF ROCK & WATER WASHED BOTH CAGERS OUT OF CONTROL AREA INTO THE SHAFT ONE LANDED ON A LOADED SKIP OF WASTE WHICH WAS STOPPED OTHER WENT DOWN SHAFT ABOU

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