Mining Incidents

February Premier Metal/Non-Metal

Quartz Lake Mining Inc · Underground
Goldfield, Esmeralda County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602167

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
123
citations
18
significant & substantial
$18,132
proposed penalties
$15,778
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 10 3 2 300000.0
2023 Q4 10,624 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,556 1 0 219.5
2023 Q2 11,888 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 11,888 8 2 672.9
2022 Q4 8,281 1 0 120.8
2022 Q3 5,084 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,422 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

January 6, 2024 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quartz Lake Mining Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

The miner was removing timber when the portion of the deck EE was standing on gave way causing EE to fall through to the bottom 13.9 feet, where EE struck their head against the fallen timber.

2022 · 1 incident

April 25, 2022 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Quartz Lake Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A rock fell striking EE on the left hip causing EE to lose EE's balance hitting EE's right shoulder on the rib. This resulted in a sprain of shoulder and contusion of left hip. Employee returned to work.

2021 · 1 incident

December 6, 2021 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lode Star Gold Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner was working at base of raise & looked up to see light shining down, whereupon a rock fell, hitting miner in the face, & cutting miner's lip & breaking a portion of miner's bridge. Another miner heard IE yell & ran over to investigate. The other miner saw IE covering mouth with hand, asked if IE was ok, & gave IE a rag to stanch the blood which stopped in ~10min.

2009 · 1 incident

June 11, 2009 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lode Star Gold Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner was reaching up to change the connection on an airline and his right knee locked up (this knee was previously injured at another mine location). When his right knee locked he lost his balance and dropped the airline on his left knee causing pain and bruising. Miner waited one week after incident to seek medical attention and officially report the injury to his left knee.

2004 · 2 incidents

March 26, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lode Star Gold Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING ROUTINE ACTIVITIES SETTING UP THE DRILL STATION. ALIGNING THE DRILL ANGLE TO BEGIN NEW HOLE INVOLVES HOLDING THE DRILL IN POSITION WHILE TIGHTENING THE BOLTS. EE STATED HE CHOSE TO NOT FILE INDUSTRIAL CLAIM, HE WAS INTENDING TO VISIT VA HOSPITAL TO FOLLOW UP ON HISTORY OF BACK COMPLICATIONS.

January 24, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Lode Star Gold Inc · No Value Found

Hoist operator was hoisting the bucket down. While applying full brake she experienced muscle strain in her neck.

2003 · 1 incident

March 5, 2003 NV · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Lode Star Gold Inc · No Value Found

EE WAS REMOVING DRILL RODS FROM THE DRILL WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE END OF THE DRILL ROD AND THE DRILL FRAME. FLESH UNDER FINGERNAIL TO FIRST JOINT, NO BONE LOSS.