Mining Incidents

Columbus ProjectMetal/Nonmetal

Columbus SM LLC · Surface
Controlled by Ireland Inc
Tonopah, Nye County, NV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601674
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2008–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner lifted a piece of plywood and felt a pain in his lower spine.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE and another ee were using magnets to remove magnetic from an ore sample when they got too close to each other and the magnets slammed together trapping their fingers

2013 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was on level 2 standing between the roll up door and the man door, there is a step down to the man door. Co-worker called her name, when she turned to answer her she took a step forgetting about the step down and lost her balance falling towards the man door and into the guard rail. Here left side contacted the second rail on impact resulting in a fractured rib.

2010 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking around side hill on nature soil/rocks and a rock rolled under his feet, as he fell he tried to catch himself with his right arm the impact jammed his shoulder causing it to dislocate.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting an access door for a water line in the skirting of a mobile home. He was setting up the saw blade broke, kicking the blade back into his leg just below the knee.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While troweling recently poured cement, employee suffered minor abrasions on his knees. Subsequently, the abrasions reacted negatively to the cement and became inflamed. Employee obtained bandages from a first aid kit. He then went to Nye Regional Medical Center to receive further medical attention. A tetanus shot was received and no time was or will be lost.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's left hand ring finger was pinched by suspended load on curb. The pinch resulted in 13 stitches to the employee's finger. He returned to work the following day.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing drain pipe for rake thickener, contractor was pushing pipe to line it up when he lost his footing and fell from a retaining wall. Contractor was not wearing appropriate safety gear, although it was present.