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Barrick Goldstrike Mine Decline: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Barrick Gold Corp
Eureka County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602053

MSHA record for Barrick Goldstrike Mine Decline (mine ID 2602053). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Barrick Goldstrike Mine Decline sits in Eureka County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 30.5% 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.
Eureka County, Nevada · Population 1,660
30.5%
Mining share of county employment
$73,095
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS USING PNEUMATIC CHIPPER TO MAKE ROOM FOR STEEL SET POST ROCK FELL FROM BACK STRIKING I NAME ON BACK OF HARD HAT HARD HAT WAS PUNCTURED TWO PLACES AND RAGGED EDGE OF ONE OF THESE PUNTURES L ACERTED SCALP REQUIRED 7 STITCHES

April 20, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULL THE JACKLEG BACK AFTER DRILLING A ROCKBOLT HOLE AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRILL MACHINE AND LEG.