Mining Incidents

DUNPHY MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Halliburton Company
Battle Mountain, Eureka County, NV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2600412

DUNPHY MILL has $138K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1992–2010
Latest incident
Jan 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
189
citations
37
significant & substantial
$137,556
proposed penalties
$111,651
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,905 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
841
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 841 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

DUNPHY MILL has $138K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 8 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$138K
proposed penalties
$126K
current assessed
$112K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,265 2 0 883.0
2025 Q3 2,420 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,370 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,254 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,396 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,415 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,956 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,953 0 0 0.0
Show 90 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,950 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,890 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,940 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,114 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,620 1 0 617.3
2022 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,460 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,030 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 748 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,895 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,677 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,797 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,841 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,445 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,864 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,914 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,977 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,955 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,872 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,420 3 0 2112.7
2017 Q2 1,642 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,980 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,790 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,832 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,158 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 9,258 2 0 216.0
2015 Q4 9,421 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,119 1 0 98.8
2015 Q2 10,900 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 13,760 4 2 290.7
2014 Q4 14,560 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 17,124 7 0 408.8
2014 Q2 18,442 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 14,283 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 16,443 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 17,137 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 17,580 8 2 455.1
2013 Q1 19,287 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 17,784 2 0 112.5
2012 Q3 21,082 2 1 94.9
2012 Q2 21,191 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 21,026 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 21,600 15 4 694.4
2011 Q3 19,975 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 22,133 2 0 90.4
2011 Q1 23,192 30 8 1293.5
2010 Q4 18,269 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 21,570 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 20,048 4 0 199.5
2010 Q1 20,087 12 2 597.4
2009 Q4 17,176 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 15,973 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 15,652 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 19,966 3 0 150.3
2008 Q4 21,717 2 0 92.1
2008 Q3 13,400 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 12,720 14 3 1100.6
2008 Q1 23,773 3 1 126.2
2007 Q4 21,421 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 23,907 9 2 376.5
2007 Q2 23,364 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 22,241 6 2 269.8
2006 Q4 16,712 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 18,138 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 19,842 9 2 453.6
2006 Q1 19,265 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 17,894 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 19,724 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 21,753 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 18,145 8 2 440.9
2004 Q4 16,695 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 18,201 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 17,782 1 0 56.2
2004 Q1 15,946 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 13,166 3 0 227.9
2003 Q3 12,753 7 1 548.9
2003 Q2 11,072 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,605 4 1 416.4
2002 Q4 11,067 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,643 5 0 395.5
2002 Q2 9,372 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,135 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,948 5 0 418.5
2001 Q3 14,864 5 2 336.4
2001 Q2 14,966 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 15,019 6 1 399.5
2000 Q4 15,014 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 12,256 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,428 4 1 424.3
2000 Q1 11,217 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2010 · 1 incident

January 23, 2010 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cleaning off table in maint shop, got object in left eye. Employee tried to remove object. Employee called foreman after his shift and wanted to get treatment. Foreman met employee at hospital, where Dr removed piece of metal. Employee released for work. Employee went to hospital the following day for follow up. Dr found rust in eye. Employee sent to eye Dr., released.

2007 · 3 incidents

August 1, 2007 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a forklift repairing the main lift cylinder, due to a mechanical failure. The clamp and bracket holding the cylinder in place had come loose. The employee was loosening the clamp cylinder. The forklift was not properly secure from movement while loosening the clamp; the mast dropped about 6 inches striking the employee's right shoulder.

January 23, 2007 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was loading a bulk truck and had just finished closing and latching down the trailer lid. He noticed that the safety ramp was caught on the hatch. He raised the ramp a little to release it from the lid. The truck driver thought he was loaded and drove off leaving the employee hanging from the handrail of the ramp. He fell approx 12' 9" to the truck scale.

January 20, 2007 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning the rail scale at the Dunphy Grinding Plant, employee walked across the manhole cover located in the middle of the scale. The employee was unaware of his surrounding and stepped into an uncovered manway.

2003 · 1 incident

March 11, 2003 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL TIME AND ACTIVITY THAT RESULTED IN THE BACK PAIN HE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO PAIN AT START OF SHIFT BUT STARTED JUST BEFORE HE REPORTED IT. THE PAIN WAS MOD ERATE AT REST BUT WORSE WHEN BENDING OR TWISTING.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SHORT SLOPE FROM MILL ARE TO RAIL CAR LOADING AREA WAS COATED IN SNOW WHICH HAD BEEN PACKED DOWN BY TRAVEL. SUBJECT FELL ON SLICK SURFACE.

February 3, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE PICKED UP BROKEN BAG FROM FLOOR. AS HE STOOD UP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1998 · 1 incident

February 17, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WELDING ON THE MILL SCREW CONVEYOR REPARING A SHAFT BREAK. HE ASKED FOR IT BE BE TURNED ON TO CLEAN SYSTEM OUT SO HE COULD WELD ON BOTTOMWHILE IT WAS RUNNING HE PUT HIS HAND INTO SCOOP MATERIAL AWAY, HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT AND IT PULLED HIS ARM IN AND BROKE HIS FOREARM. THIS WAS A SAFETY VIOLATIO ON EE'S PART.

1997 · 1 incident

February 18, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Fall down stairs

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS IN MILL AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACKSIDE.

1996 · 3 incidents

March 22, 1996 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN BAG FROM A BAG CONVEYOR WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT STUCK HIS HAND WAS THEN PULLED UNDER A PLATE AND CUT.

January 26, 1996 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING FROM MILL AREA TO END OF PROPERTY. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIS LEFT FOOT FOLDED UNDER HIM.

January 23, 1996 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A BULK RAIL CAR AND SLIPPED ON SNOW.

1993 · 6 incidents

October 26, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS UNLOADING BARITE FROM AN OPEN TOP RAIL CAR. HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE CAR, WHICH REQUIRES SHOVELING THE MATERIAL DOWN THROUGH DOOR AT DOMHOM OF RAILCAR HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLID ON MAT ERIAL HE STUCK OUT HIS FOOT AND INJURED HIS BACKWHEN HE STOPPED THE FALL.

October 20, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS STACKING BAGS OF BARITE ON A PALLET FORM A CONVEYOR BELT. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY STICKIN OUT HIS ARM. WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HIS ARM LOCKED AND HE DIS LOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. SHOULDER POPPED BACK INTO PLACE BEFORE AMBULANCE ARRIVED.

June 19, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHE WAS STEPPING OUT OF LARGE DUMP TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK & SPRAINED HER ANKLE, BONE CHIPS & IS NOW IN CAST.

April 24, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING ON GRIZZLY WHEN METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. WAS WEARING PROTECTION EYEWEAR. WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD.

March 18, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FORKLIFT OPERATOR BACKED UP SUPPERLY AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HEEL WITH REAR TIRES OF FORKLIFT.

1992 · 2 incidents

October 21, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mine Service & Supply Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPENING A DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR WITH A STEEL BAR SLIPPED AND HE SMASHED HIS THUMB AGAINST THE TRAIN CAR.

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