Mining Incidents

Enfield Bell MineMetal/Nonmetal

Elko, Elko County, NV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601620
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2017–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Wheel slipped when placing tire on the tire machine straining the left shoulder.

2022 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

A Jerritt Canyon Employee was task training the Redpath employee on the Water Truck. The trainee drove to the water stand and got a load of water with the trainer riding in the passenger seat. As the trainee drove the water truck to it's destination the miner lost control of the loaded water truck and it rolled.

Struck against a moving object

A Jerritt Canyon employee was task training a Redpath Employee on the operation of a water truck. The trainee was driving the water truck towards West Generator from the water stand. The trainee lost control of the loaded water truck on a downhill ramp resulting in a rollover accident.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Winter Weather, While walking the victim slipped on patch of ice causing injury to right shoulder.

2021 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A fire occurred at the Enfield Bell Mine ID. A surface water truck was dispatched to help put the fire out. The MSHA hotline # was called at 1:42am to report the fire. The fire was reported to be out at 2:06am. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. No damage to structures or injury to personnel occurred.

2019 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing up the feed chute of the trommel when slipped and twisted or popped their left patella.

2017 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on the cone crusher. As employee was unscrewing the bowl, left hand slipped off the ram and as employee went to reach with right hand, right thumb was pinched.