Mining Incidents

Gold Canyon Portable #1Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Kerrigan L Bjornson
Reno, Nye County, NV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0203222
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was attempting to straighten a piece of metal, approximately 2""W x 4""L x 1/2""thick by laying it on top of a bench vise (unsecured), and striking it with a hammer. Upon striking the piece of metal, it popped up, and struck the worker in the lip resulting in a laceration that required stitches.