Mining Incidents
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Americas Gold and Silver CorporationController

MSHA Controller ID: 0151001
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
146
Mines on record
2
Period
—

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
  • HOISTING31 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS31 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY19 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON19 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026
4
2025
19
2024
21
2023
19 (1f)
2022
15
2021
25
2020
31
2019
12

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Struck by falling object

Miner was working in the 3200-033 raise. EE was bolting the hanging wall. A large wedge slipped off the wall and pinned the Miner to the foot wall causing fatal crushing injuries.