Golden Queen Mining Company safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Soledad Mountain Project · 04053195.5 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Soledad Mountain Project · 04053192.0 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
Soledad Mountain Project · 04053191.5 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Soledad Mountain Project · 0405319All other cases (incl 1st aid)
Accident narrative
An employee stated that they received a jolt to their back when a heavy load of material was dropped into their haul truck from a loading unit. The mine site was not made aware of this until 8/26/2026. The employee returned to work on 9/1/2026 after calling in sick multiple times.
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.14100(b) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.14130(e) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Correction of hazardous conditions.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.3200 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $5,574.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.14100(b) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $755.00 proposed penalty
Hazard training.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 48.31(a) · $517.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of ladders.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.11003 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.20003(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Procedures during repairs or maintenance.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.14105 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Stationary grinding machines.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.14115(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Soledad Mountain Project · 04053193.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531962.0 on-site hours reported
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Soledad Mountain Project · 04053193.0 on-site hours reported
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
Soledad Mountain Project · 04053191.0 on-site hours reported
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections
Soledad Mountain Project · 04053198.5 on-site hours reported
Handtools (nonpowered)
Soledad Mountain Project · 0405319No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
While an employee was manually turning the HPGR drive with a prybar the inertia of motion from the HPGR rolls continued to shift the drive with the prybar wedged in between while the employee's hand was still grasped onto the prybar. The force of prybar pinched the employee's right pinky finger against the bottom of the metal cage used to guard the drive when it is energized.
Handling of materials
Soledad Mountain Project · 0405319No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
An employee pulled an air filter out of a piece of equipment to shake the dust out. When the employee was stamping the filter on the ground, EE cut EE's inner hand on a small piece of broken metal on the framing of the filter.
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Soledad Mountain Project · 040531930 CFR 56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Soledad Mountain Project · 04053197.5 on-site hours reported
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.