KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · 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.
Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area: 58 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Kinross Gold Corporation
Ely,
White Pine County,
NV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2602823
Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2019–2026
- Latest incident
- Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
58
citations
9
significant & substantial
$12,140
proposed penalties
$12,140
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
27
inspections on record
544
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 544 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $889 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.15.5%
significant & substantial
3.4%
high negligence or reckless
15.5%
reasonably likely or greater
24.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 24.1% low, 72.4% moderate, 3.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
15
citations taken to the federal commission · 26% of citations on record
- Settled 6 · 40%
- Stood as issued 1 · 7%
- Vacated or withdrawn 8 · 53%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
59%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $889 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2019-07-02.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2019-0236 | Withdrawal | Miller | 2019 | $968 → $363 |
| WEST 2019-0171 | Settlement | Miller | 2019 | $472 → $354 |
| WEST 2019-0377 | Withdrawal | Miller | 2019 | $440 → $0 |
| WEST 2019-0340 | Default | Bulluck | 2019 | $172 → $172 |
| WEST 2019-0416 | Withdrawal | Miller | 2019 | $121 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2023-09-19
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (5)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-19 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Flotation/Concentrator Oper. | ||
| 2019-04-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.50 | Truck Driver |
| 2019-04-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 0.51 | 0.25 | Bulldozer Operator |
| 2018-06-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Shovel Operator | ||
| 2018-06-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Nevada, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2024 * | 3.69 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 1.03 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 2.63 | 2.10 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. 2018 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2024 | 36 |
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 98 |
| 2020 | 190 |
| 2019 | 159 |
| 2018 | 42 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area sits in White Pine County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 15.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.White Pine County, Nevada · Population 8,856
15.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,294
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 3,576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 3,555 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 11,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 12,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 11,824 | 1 | 0 | 84.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,561 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 14,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 14,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 20,177 | 2 | 0 | 99.1 |
| 2023 Q4 | 10,457 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 23,416 | 4 | 0 | 170.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 13,823 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 17,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 41,792 | 1 | 0 | 23.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,222 | 1 | 1 | 236.9 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,074 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,639 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 40,550 | 5 | 0 | 123.3 |
| 2021 Q2 | 75,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 82,349 | 2 | 0 | 24.3 |
| 2020 Q4 | 23,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 87,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 144,985 | 7 | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2020 Q1 | 131,172 | 2 | 0 | 15.2 |
| 2019 Q4 | 125,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 103,595 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 91,121 | 7 | 3 | 76.8 |
| 2019 Q1 | 60,403 | 1 | 0 | 16.6 |
| 2018 Q4 | 25,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,914 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 18,515 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 14,509 | 3 | 3 | 206.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 2 incidents
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · (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.
August 1, 2025
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · 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
June 10, 2024
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
vacuum filter operator, flotation mill/concentrator operator, flotation plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · 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
March 20, 2021
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · 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
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck by falling object
While employee was removing left rear brake rotor it fell and pinched left middle finger.
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · 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
December 16, 2019
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck against stationary object
Employee was walking across the Luxe Ready Line when EE tripped on a rock and clump of mud.
November 28, 2019
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall from machine
Dismounting haul truck, slipped and fell. Injuring right leg. Upon further medical evaluation, resulting in hair-line fracture of right fibula.
May 18, 2019
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Exiting locker connex, employee stepped into a small hole, rolling their left ankle.
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · 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.
February 10, 2019
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · 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.