St George Metals Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE DRILLING A BACK STOPE ROUND DRILL ROUTED GROUND LOOSE CAUSING IT TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF LEFT HAND.
Dean Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
St George Metals Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
St George Minerals Inc
Lander County,
NV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602042
MSHA record for Dean Mine (mine ID 2602042). 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
- 1988–1994
- Latest incident
- Nov 1994
Ownership history
- St George Metals Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Dean Mine sits in Lander County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 28.2% 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.Lander County, Nevada · Population 5,745
28.2%
Mining share of county employment
$84,474
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1994 · 1 incident
1992 · 2 incidents
St George Metals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
36625NING BOLTS HURT TENDON IN R HAND
May 5, 1992
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
St George Metals Inc · Fall onto or against objects
PREPARING TO GO UNDERGROUND AND TRIPPED OVER ROCK NEAR SHOP TRUCK AND STRUCK HEAD ON WORK BENCH.
1988 · 1 incident
March 15, 1988
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St George Metals Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE UNLOADING PIPE INJURED MAN WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND PUSHING BACK SLIGHTLY WHEN PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF LEFT AHND DROPPING ON LONG FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.