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.
DUNPHY MILL: 189 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
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
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.ⓘ
A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.DUNPHY MILL has $138K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 8 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.- Settled 26 · 60%
- Stood as issued 13 · 30%
- Vacated or withdrawn 4 · 9%
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2012-698M | Settlement | Miller | 2012 | $36K → $26K |
| WEST 2011-994M | Settlement | Manning | 2012 | $4K → $2K |
| WEST 2013-998M | Settlement | Manning | 2014 | $4K → $4K |
| WEST 2013-879M | Dismissal | Lesnick | 2014 | $3K → $3K |
| WEST 2010-910M | Default | Lesnick | 2011 | $3K → $3K |
| WEST 2012-448M | Settlement | Miller | 2012 | $907 → $750 |
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2016-03-17, 10 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz152 over
- Barium soluble compounds4
- Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz4
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (25)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-31 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 9.47 | 2 | 4.74 | Bagging Operator |
| 2003-03-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 3.88 | 2.09 | 1.86 | Bagging Operator |
| 2016-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 1.5 | 0.12 | Bagging Operator |
| 2016-03-17 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Mechanic | ||
| 2016-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 1.12 | 0.13 | Ball Mill Operator |
| 2013-04-22 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.34 | 1.06 | 0.32 | Dry Screen Plant Operator |
| 2013-04-22 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2013-04-22 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.54 | 2.23 | 0.24 | Mechanic |
| 2013-04-22 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.38 | 1.29 | 0.29 | Bagging Operator |
| 2010-01-27 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.51 | 0.99 | 0.52 | Kiln/Dryer Operator |
| 2010-01-27 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.19 | 1.06 | 0.18 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2009-03-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.59 | 1.01 | 0.58 | Bagging Operator |
| 2009-03-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.7 | 1.83 | 0.38 | Mechanic |
| 2009-03-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.53 | Hammer Mill Operator |
| 2005-07-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.76 | 1.37 | 0.55 | Bagging Operator |
| 2005-03-31 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 7.36 | Utility Man | ||
| 2005-03-31 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 49.24 | Bagging Operator | ||
| 2005-03-31 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 109.89 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2003-10-16 | Barium soluble compounds | 3.44 | 500 | 0.01 | Bagging Operator |
| 2003-10-16 | Barium soluble compounds | 3.02 | 500 | 0.01 | Bagging Operator |
| 2003-10-16 | Barium soluble compounds | 3.54 | 500 | 0.01 | Bagging Operator |
| 2003-08-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.78 | 1.65 | 0.47 | Bagging Operator |
| 2003-08-12 | Barium soluble compounds | 11.46 | 500 | 0.02 | Bagging Operator |
| 2003-06-19 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 18.99 | Bagging Operator | ||
| 2003-03-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.16 | 0.54 | 0.30 | Front-end Loader Operator |
DUNPHY MILL recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2014 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2013 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2012 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2011 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2010 * | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2009 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2008 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- Baroid Drilling Fluids Inc 1950 to 1990
- Mine Service & Supply Company Inc 1990 to 2002
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 2002 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2014 | 32 |
| 2013 | 30 |
| 2012 | 32 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2010 | 29 |
| 2009 | 25 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2007 | 34 |
| 2006 | 29 |
| 2005 | 30 |
| 2004 | 30 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2002 | 20 |
| 2001 | 27 |
| 2000 | 22 |
DUNPHY MILL sits in Eureka County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 30.5% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 2,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 2,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 1,956 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,953 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 704.2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 14,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 17,124 | 5 | 0 | 292.0 |
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 170.6 |
| 2013 Q1 | 19,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 17,784 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 |
| 2012 Q3 | 21,082 | 1 | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2012 Q2 | 21,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 21,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 21,600 | 13 | 4 | 601.9 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 100.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 21,717 | 2 | 0 | 92.1 |
| 2008 Q3 | 13,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 12,720 | 11 | 2 | 864.8 |
| 2008 Q1 | 23,773 | 2 | 1 | 84.1 |
| 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 |
Reportable incidents
20 on file2010 · 1 incident
2007 · 3 incidents
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.
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.
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
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
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.
EE PICKED UP BROKEN BAG FROM FLOOR. AS HE STOOD UP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1998 · 1 incident
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
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS IN MILL AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACKSIDE.
1996 · 3 incidents
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.
EE WAS WALKING FROM MILL AREA TO END OF PROPERTY. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIS LEFT FOOT FOLDED UNDER HIM.
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A BULK RAIL CAR AND SLIPPED ON SNOW.
1993 · 6 incidents
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.
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.
HE WAS INSPECTING OPERATOR RAILCAR & SLIPPED & FELL INSIDE CAR
SHE WAS STEPPING OUT OF LARGE DUMP TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK & SPRAINED HER ANKLE, BONE CHIPS & IS NOW IN CAST.
GRINDING ON GRIZZLY WHEN METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. WAS WEARING PROTECTION EYEWEAR. WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD.
FORKLIFT OPERATOR BACKED UP SUPPERLY AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HEEL WITH REAR TIRES OF FORKLIFT.
1992 · 2 incidents
OPENING A DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR WITH A STEEL BAR SLIPPED AND HE SMASHED HIS THUMB AGAINST THE TRAIN CAR.
STACKING 100# SACKS OF BARITE ON WOO DEN PALLETS OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT & EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN.