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Dayton Tailings Mill: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Alhambra Mines Inc · Facility
Controlled by Du Bois Francis E Iii
Lyon County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601903

MSHA record for Dayton Tailings Mill (mine ID 2601903). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Jan 1988
Ownership history
  1. Alhambra Mines Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dayton Tailings Mill sits in Lyon County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Lyon County, Nevada · Population 60,630
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$73,460
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1988 · 1 incident

January 27, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Alhambra Mines Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING ANGLE IRON FROM BEAM, GRINDER GRABBED AND KICKED BACK STRICKING THE UPPER LIP, CAUSING THE LIP TO BE CUT OPEN.

1985 · 3 incidents

July 29, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Alhambra Mines Inc · Flash burns (welding)

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & DID NOT USE HOOD TO PROTECT EYES FOR THE FULL TIME HE WAS WELDING THEREFORE HIS EYES WERE BURNT

May 29, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Alhambra Mines Inc · Struck by flying object

DUSTY CONDITIONS - WORKING AROUND MACHINES BLEW OLD METAL SHAVINGS INTO EYE.

March 26, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alhambra Mines Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING HEAVY ROLLS OF GEOTEXTILE CAUSED STRAIN IN LOWER STOMACH IN ABDOMEN