Mining Incidents

Mc Dermitt Mine Jv Metal/Non-Metal

Placer Dome U S Inc · Surface
Controlled by Placer Dome Ltd
Humboldt County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600646

MSHA record for Mc Dermitt Mine Jv (mine ID 2600646). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
May 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1989 · 1 incident

May 18, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placer Dome U S Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SEE ATTCHED;..WORKED IM MILL MIXING BATCH OF COLLECTOR AMERICAN CYANAMID AEROFLOT-242...MIXED WITH WATER TO CONCENTRATION OF 12.5%.AFTER MIXING COLLECTOR WENT TO WORK HAULING ROCK FROM PIT FOE R 6 HRS.,THEN RETURNED TO MILL ,COMPLETED SHIFT.Y

1988 · 3 incidents

December 14, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placer Dome U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN CAUSE. HE WAS PERFORMING TYPICAL ELECTRICAL DUTIES , TROUBLE-SHOOTING AND WIRING A MOTOR. HE NOTICED DISCOMFORT IN EYE AFTER WORK, ABOUT 11:00 PM AND 4:30 AM THE NEXT DAY.

November 29, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Placer Dome U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS HOLDING A PUNCH & I.NAME WAS SWINGING A HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT LINER BOLTS ON BALL MILL I.NAME WAS HOLDING PUNCH WITH HIS RT.HAND & GUIDING IT WITH HIS LEFT WHEN I.NAME MISSED PUNCH & STRUCK I.NAME LEFT HAND

September 20, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Placer Dome U S Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE INSTALLING CUTOUTS ON THE ON THE FLOT CELL MANWAY FOR A NEW VENTILATION SYSTEM ON THE FLOTATION CELLS, HE STEPPED IN A 7"X21" CUTOUT ON THE FLOOR GRATING. AT THE TIME HE WAS LEANING OVER TO PASS A DRILL TO ANOTHER WORKER. BECAUSE HIS HANDS WERE FULL AT THE TIME HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP FALLING AGAINST THE SHEAVE AND AIR MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY. THIS RESULTED IN 2

1987 · 2 incidents

January 26, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Placer Dome U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS GRIN8ING ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE CIRCLE WITH A HAND GRINDER WHEN THE ACCIDENT ACCRUED.WORKING OVERHEAD IN UNBALANCED POSITION THE GRINDER KICKED BACK.THE ROTATING GRINDING DISC HIT HIM IN THE LOWE9 LEFT ARM.

1986 · 1 incident

February 27, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placer Dome U S Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE FILLING U1 A 3 GALLON BUCKET OF PEBBLE QUICKLIME SHE TWISTED OR OVER EXTENDED HER LOWER BACK. SHE WAS IN A REACH STRECH OUT PULL IN SORT OF BUCKET REFILL OPERATION. NEXT TIME A SHOVE L SHOULD BE USE8.

1985 · 1 incident

March 7, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Placer Dome U S Inc · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME HAD STOPPED FOR HIS BREAK. HE WAS SEATED IN SCRAPER 616. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ANNOYED BY I,NAME LEAVING HIS SCRAPER IN REVERSE AND ALLOWING THE BACKUP ALARM TO CONTINUALLY OPERATE. I,NAME HAD A CUP OF COFFEE IN HIS HAND AND HIS LEFT FOOT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE STINGER OF I,NAME\S SCRAPER WITH THE BLADE OF HIS DOZER CAUSING I,NAME TO STRAIN HIS BACK, ALT

1984 · 3 incidents

August 27, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placer Dome U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHARP EDGE OF STEEL CUT THROUGH EMPLOYEE GLOVE AND HAND WHILE HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING PART ON TROLLEY HAD HE PUSHED ON VERY END OF THE PART IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE CUT HIM.

May 23, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placer Dome U S Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME ALONG WITH BELOW WITNESSISS, WAS STANDING NEXT TO A TABLE WHERE I.NAME & I.NAME WERE WORKING ON 5-HP MOTOR AND SWAMP COOLER PARTS WHEN THE ROTOR OUT OF THE 5-HP ELECTRIC MOTOR STARTED TO ROLL OFF OF THE TABLE. I HAD JUST WALKED UP TO THE TABLE, REACHED OUT TO STOP IT, BUT IT FELL OFF THE TABLE SO I LET IT GO. I.NAME ALSO REACHED OUT TO STOP IT AND TRIED TO STOP IT BEFORE I

January 23, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placer Dome U S Inc · Struck by flying object

JOHN WAS DISCONNECTING THE CABLES FROM THE GROUND BY JERKING ON THE CABLES WHICHCAME OUT OF THE SOCKET ON 618 HITTING JOHN IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS LIP AND KNOCKING ONE FRONT TOOTH LOOSE.

1983 · 5 incidents

October 20, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placer Dome U S Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIFF WAS CLEANING OUT THE MILL TROMMEL OF CLEANOVERSIZE MATERIAL ROCK THE MILL WAS TURNING AT THE TIME AS THE SHOVEL WAS FULL AND EXTENDED FROM HIS BODY HIS LOWER BACK WAS STRAINED WHEN HE WE NT TO DUMP THE SHOVEL

September 12, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Placer Dome U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GARFIELD STRUCK A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET TOOTH WITH A HAMMER TO DISLODGE IT. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SPALLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREARM CAUSING THE INJURY.

June 28, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Placer Dome U S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON CYCLONE FEED PUMP BEARING BARREL AND SHAFT-225 LBS. OTHER EMPL USING DEAD BLOW HAMMER,EMPL USING BRASS DRIFT,DRIVING BEARINGS IN PLACE.BOTH WORKING TOWARD TOP OF BEARING WHEN HAMMER HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER CATCHING IT BETWEEN HAMMER AND BRASS DRIFT.

March 10, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Placer Dome U S Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BROWN WAS OPERATING SCRAPER 617 WITH THE DOOR OPEN THE ROADS WERE GETTING DUSTY AND HE CLOSED THE DOOR SMASHING H-IS THUMB BETWEEENTHE JAMB AND THE DOOR ITSELF

January 6, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placer Dome U S Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURY WAS CAUSED BY CHAINHOOK-SCREEN ASSEMBLY ON TAILINGS POND DECANT TOWER INADVERTENTLY DISLODGING, PINCHING FINGER AGAINST THE TOWER.

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