Mining Incidents

Casino/Winrock: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Usmx Inc · Surface
Controlled by Pegasus Gold Inc
White Pine County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602154

MSHA record for Casino/Winrock (mine ID 2602154). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Usmx Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Casino/Winrock sits in White Pine County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 15.4% 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.
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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 19, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Usmx Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED REMOVING A 24"X24" MAN HOLE COVER AT THE TOP OF A 27 FT. HIGH LIME SILO, THE SILO WAS UNDER PRESSURE, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 16 OZ HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE COVER, DO TO THE EXTREN E PRESSURE IN THE SILO THE COVER CAME OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE DEAD.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 2 incidents

November 26, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Usmx Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL ROTARY HEAD ON DRILL, THEY WERE USING A COME-A-LONG TO TIGHTEN PULL DOWN CHAINS TO HOOK. CHAINS BROKE AND ROTARY HEAD FELL. PINNING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

November 23, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Usmx Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF JAW AT CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE FELL AND GOT INTO HIS EYE.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 30, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Usmx Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SLID HAND DOWN S TRAP FROM WHILE LOADING LOADED CARBON CUTTING HIS R HAND LITTLE FINGER

August 26, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Usmx Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THIS WAS PRIVAT VEHICLE ACCITDENT ON MINE PERMIT PROPERTY. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT.

July 8, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Usmx Inc · Contact with heat

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUT DOORS,SAID HE GOT TOO MUCH SUN AND WAS NOT FEELING GOOD.