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DMC Mining Services Corp contractor

Metal / nonmetal
MSHA contractor ID: WJ6
Safety record
3
Fatalities
348
Citations
5,343,227
Employee-hours (2000+)
ⓘ Rates use contractor-reported employee-hours as the denominator. About 2% of reported hours are dropped as duplicate filings, so the hours total runs slightly low and any per-hour rate reads slightly high. Quarters filed with zero hours are excluded, and hours are reported only from 2000 on.
0.00
Fatalities / million hrs
65.1 citations per million contractor employee-hours, 2000 to present.
Source: MSHA contractor employment/production and accident records, updated weekly.

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 fatalities · 21 non-fatal
  • FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS 43 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY 42 non-fatal
  • HOISTING 18 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 17 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2025
1
2016
2
2014
2
2013
11
2012
5
2011
3
2010
3
2009
4
2008
8
2007
6
2006
13
2005
6
2004
2
2003
2
2002
4
2001
10
2000
15
1999
6 (1f)
1998
16
1997
5
1996
11
1995
16
1994
14
1993
3
1991
2
1989
2
1988
5
1987
3
1986
1
1985
2 (2f)

Mines worked

Recorded fatalities

3 recorded
April 1, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

THE VICTIM AND A CO WORKER WERE CLEANING THE BALSTED AREA AT THE TOP OF A 10-FOOT DIAMETER ORE PASS. THE COWORKER WAS WEARING FALL PROTECTION WHILE WORKING AT THE EDGE OF THE ORE PASS. THE VIC TIM WAS WORKING NEAR THE ORE PASS WITHOUT FALL PROTECTION. THE COWORKER LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL. THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIM AND FELL INTO THE ORE PASS, A DISTANCE OF 150 FEET.

November 11, 1985 ID · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Hecla Limited · Struck by falling object

A RAISE LINER W9IGHING 60,000 LBS WAS BEING LOWERED IN 4900-5100 ORE PASS.THE LINER WAS SUSPENDED ON 2 WIRE ROPES,EACH 1'' DIA.,GRIPPED BY 4 LUCKER GLAND TYPE DEVICES.SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED AND I.NAME WAS3STRUCK BY ONE OF THE WIRE ROPE STORAGE REELS AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

March 28, 1985 ID · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hecla Limited · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE WORKING ON TOP OF A BULKHEAD WHICH COVERED THE ORE PASS. I.NAME WAS CUTTING 3"X12" PLANK & I.NAME WAS CUTTING STEEL BEAM WITH A TORCH. I.NAME ASKED I.NAME TO GET A CHIPP ING HAMMER, I.NAME WALKED TOWARDS THE TOOL BOX STOPPED ON A PLANK- OR PLANKS- NOT SUPPORTED ON THE ENDS & FELL DOWN THE RISE.