Illipah Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Alta Gold Company · Surface

White Pine County, NV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2602006

MSHA record for Illipah Mine (mine ID 2602006). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 1987–1989
Latest incident: Jul 1989

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 1 incident

July 9, 1989 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 lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS WALKING AROUND PUMP BUILDING AND STEPPED UP ON A 12" DRISCOE PIPE HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL HITTING HIS KNEE THE PAIN IN HIS LEG INCREASED THRU SHIFT HE WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY THE DR RETURNED HIM TO WORK AND PRESCRIBED MOTRIN FOR PAIN 7/13/89 I NAME WAS SENT TO A SURGEON FOR HIS KNEE

1988 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1988 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 the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS TAGGING SAMPLES SHE STEPPED BACK AND TRIPPED ON A SAMPLESACK SHE FELL BRUISING AND POSSIBLEY DISLOCATING TAILBONE I.NAME WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION

February 17, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Fall from machine

HE WAS CHECKING THE OIL ON THE JAW FEEDER AT THE START OF SHIFT. HE STARTED TO SLIP WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT AND HE FELL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE AND KNEE. THERE WAS FROST ON THE A REA WHERE HE WAS STANDING.

1987 · 3 incidents

November 9, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N PULVERIZING SAMPLES IN ASSAY LAB. SHE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HER LEFT ARM. ON NOV. 9,1987, A SCHEDULED DAY OFF, EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR FOR PAIN MEDICATION. THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DOCTOR WAS A S7RAIN DELTOID MUSCLE IN HER LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED DAY.

September 8, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIF7ING A CORE SAMPLE BOX(ESTIM 30-60LBS.) WHEN HE LEFT A WEAK TENSION IN HIS MID-BACK.

June 12, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GEOLOGIST SCOOP9D UP A HANDFUL OF SAMPLE ROCKS WITH HIS GLOVED HAND.A SHARP PIECE OF JASPEROID RREPORT THIS ACCIDENT,AS THE INJURED RECEIVED ANTI-BIOTICS-HAD FINGER LANCED ON 06-17-87.

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