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Gold Hill Metal/Non-Metal

Idaho State Gold Company · Surface

Controlled by Sima Muroff

Placerville, Boise County, ID · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1002209

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2011–2013
Latest incident: Jun 2013

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2011

citations

significant & substantial

$5,582

proposed penalties

$5,582

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
2014 Q3	1,930	2	0	1036.3
2014 Q2	2,202	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	0	5	1
2013 Q2	145	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	93	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	371	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	3,121	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	1,414	4	1	2828.9

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

2013 · 1 incident

June 6, 2013 ID · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Gold Hill Reclamation & Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a ground rod at the office trailer with a post pounder. He lost control of the post pounder and it bounced up and cut the top of his head. This resulted in a minor laceration requiring closure.

2011 · 1 incident

August 11, 2011 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Gold Hill Reclamation & Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking from the wash plant to the water pump control box (approximately 75 feet). Employee reports stepping on a rock and twisting/spraining his knee. Physician exam and x-rays showed no permanent damage to knee. Physician placed 30 lb. lifting restriction, no bending or twisting, walking as tolerated.