Mining Incidents

Irish Hill Portable Plant No. 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Ione, Amador County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405660

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2007–2014
Latest incident
Sep 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
44
citations
8
significant & substantial
$4,716
proposed penalties
$4,573
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4 45 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 309 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 96 1 0 10416.7
2016 Q3 96 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 789 1 0 1267.4
2016 Q1 1,338 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 780 5 1 6410.3
2015 Q3 5,169 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2014 · 1 incident

September 22, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newman Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While switching pumps at pond #4 with 2 others. Bobcat holding hose, forklift holding pump, employee was on the muddy ground at pond edge while lifting the hose. His foot slipped on the wet ground.

2007 · 1 incident

January 27, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DeSilva Gates Construction · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee lost balance while stepping up onto work platform at rear of service truck. Foot became stuck between step and handle for slideout extension. Foot held in place during fall. Leg twisted. Result was a sprained knee.