Mining Incidents

Bald Mountain Mine South Operation AreaMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Kinross Gold Corp
Ely, White Pine County, NV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2602823
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2019–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ERT training employee was acting as an unconscious patient. During a planned patient move another rescuer stepped on the employee's pinky finger.

2025 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee experienced a diabetic emergency after being found to on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive. Employee has a known history of Type-1 diabetes. Local mine EMS was notified and employee was prepped for transport to a local hospital where employee was evaluated, treated, and released without restriction.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was helping to get a blade unstuck and when it slid in mud and jarred their back.

2024 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was opening a valve, and the valve lever broke causing the employee to fall to the ground. Employee was seen at Aspen quick care in Spring Creek, NV. X-Rays revealed that the employee had a fractured coccyx. the employee was released to full duty and will return to work on next scheduled shift, June 15th.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a scraper on the west Vantage dump when the vehicle struck a pothole or rut, jarred the operator's lower back. There was no equipment damage and the back sprain was minor but requiring an unspecified amount of restricted duty days.

2020 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

While employee was removing left rear brake rotor it fell and pinched left middle finger.

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

While sliding drill bit basket on drill deck, caught hand between basket and handrail.

2019 · 5 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking across the Luxe Ready Line when EE tripped on a rock and clump of mud.

Fall from machine

Dismounting haul truck, slipped and fell. Injuring right leg. Upon further medical evaluation, resulting in hair-line fracture of right fibula.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Exiting locker connex, employee stepped into a small hole, rolling their left ankle.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Drill pattern had been filled in had a snow event. Snow covered a dip where employee could not see a hole stepped in it and fell injuring right ankle.

Fall from machine

Employee was exiting van when they slipped on running board and fell to ground. Injured their right leg, resulting in fractures to the right leg.