Mining Incidents

Golden Butte Metal/Non-Metal

Alta Gold Company · Surface
White Pine County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602048

MSHA record for Golden Butte (mine ID 2602048). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 6, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GET OUT OF TRUCK TO OPEN THE GATE ON THE NORTH END OF THE PROJECT SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND INJURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

1992 · 3 incidents

July 16, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alta Gold Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENT OVER TO CHANGE SADDLE ON 8" HEADER LINE.

June 24, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Alta Gold Company · Struck by falling object

TRYING TO START LOADER BY SPRAYING STARTING FLUID IN AIR FILTER, REMOVED SIDE PANEL FROM LOADER AND PLACED ON TOP OF TIRE. DURING THE STARTING PROCESS, PANEL FELL FROM TIRE ONTO THE ARCH OF LE FT FOOT.

April 19, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FIXING EMITTER LINE STEPPED IN HOLE ON ONE SIDE CAME DOWN ON ROCK ON R FOOT FRACT SM BONE IN R FOOT

1991 · 2 incidents

November 27, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIGHT SNOW- ICY.

May 11, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING DRIP TUBE TO BE PLACED ON HEAP LEACH. INSTEAD OF CUTTING AWAY FROM HIMSELF, THE OPERATOR CUT TOWARDS HIMSELF RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT KNEE, REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES.

1990 · 7 incidents

November 28, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SWEEP THE FLOOR OF THE LUNCH ROOM. HE WAS HOLDING THE DUST PAN WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

November 3, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Alta Gold Company · Flash burns (welding)

WAS WELDING ON AND OFF ALL DAY. AFTER HISFT ENEDED AND EMPLOYEE WAS HOME HIS EYES STARTED TO BURN. WENT TO DR. WAS TREATED FOR ARC FLASH BURNS AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANITIBIOTIC.

September 11, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL & SUPERVISOR WERE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN BENT SCREEN BY PLACING IT OVER ROLLER & JUPING ON IT EMPL LOST BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON TAILBONE.

July 30, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alta Gold Company · Struck against stationary object

EE FINISHED WASHING EQUIPMENT WITH POWER WASHER WAS PUTTING WASHING WAND AWAY WHILE REACHING TO HANG WAND ON HANGER RAN HIS HAND INTO ELECTRICAL HEATER FINS.

June 24, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER.

January 15, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WORKING CONSTRUCTING PROCESS BLDG AT MINE HELPING TO INSTALL THE ROOF.HE WAS TAPING ROOF PANELS FOR INSTALLATION AND HAD COMPLETED 1 STACK.WALKING ACROSS ROOF TO ANOTHER STACK OF PANELS .STEPPING ACROSS 21" OPENING AT ROOF RIDGE LINE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED -FELL 35' TO CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW.

January 5, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ICE COVERED LEACH PAD. SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AND ROCKS.

1989 · 4 incidents

October 16, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPL WAS CLIMBING INTO AMMONIUM NITRATE STORAGE TRAILER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING FOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY THE HAND HOLD HE WAS GRASPING THIS RESULTED IN THE PUL LED MUSCLE

September 26, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CHANGING RIPPER SHANK ON DOZER USING AIR SH CHISEL TO DRIVE PIN OUT.PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE STRIKING EMPL IN FOREHEAD.

September 25, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Alta Gold Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS DRILLING A 5 1/2 INCH HOLE IN THE PIT WHEN HE OBSERVED A ROCK IN THE HOLE NEXT TO THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL HE REACHED INTO THE HOLE TO REMOVE THE ROCK HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BY THE ROTAT ING STEEL TWISTING HIS LITTLE FINGER OUT OF SOCKET

March 7, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Alta Gold Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS TRYING TO ADJUST FAULTY GOVERNOR ON WELDING MACHINE WHILE MACHINE WAS RUNNING GOT FINGER TO CLOSE TO FAN FAN HIT L HAND

1988 · 2 incidents

November 11, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS CHANGING TEETH ON LOADER USING IMPACT CHISEL BIT SLIPPED OFF PIN AND PUNCTURED R LITTLE FINGER ALL THE WAY THROUGH

September 28, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SAWING PIPE WITH HAND SAW SAW CAME OUT OF GOOVE DURING STROKE & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER BY KNUCKLE.

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