Mining Incidents

Austin Gold Mine: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Lander County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602109

MSHA record for Austin Gold Mine (mine ID 2602109). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Ownership history
  1. American Mine Services Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Austin Gold Mine sits in Lander County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 28.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Lander County, Nevada · Population 5,745
28.2%
Mining share of county employment
$84,474
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

November 4, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
American Mine Services Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS TO DRILL FACE ROUND AND SLAB IN THE BACK EMPL DRILLED BACK THEN STARTED TO DRILL FACE LOOSE MATERIAL FELL FROM BACK STRIKING EMPL ON THE BACK AND LEGS

October 5, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
American Mine Services Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS CUTTING AND WELDING EQUIPMENT.SLAG SPLASHED IN EYE.

July 17, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
American Mine Services Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS MUCKING OUT CROSSCUTS WITH SCOOP WHEN STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER IN OPERATORS CAB BY ROCK FALLING FROM ROOF.