Mining Incidents

Capitol Mill: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Beaumont-Owen Carl
Clark County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601928

MSHA record for Capitol Mill (mine ID 2601928). 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
1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. British Americian Mining Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Capitol Mill sits in Clark County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Clark County, Nevada · Population 2,293,764
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$73,845
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

1985 · 3 incidents

October 22, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
British Americian Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BAR WHICH WAS STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND MACHINE GAVE WAY WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE, SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND SIDE OF MACHINE.

August 23, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
British Americian Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS LOADING SAMPLE DIRT INTO 55 GALLON DRUMS. HIGH WINDS CAUSED DIRT AND/OR DUST TO FALL IN EYE.

August 10, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
British Americian Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS WORKING IN THE ROD MILL WHICH WAS BEING CHARGED WITH RODS. ONE OF THE RODS SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS LEFT HAND. HE SUFFERED CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT HAND, FRACTURING INDEX LONG AND RING F INGERS ALSO ABRASIONS.