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KINROSS CANDELARIA MINING CO: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Brown & Root Inc · Surface
Controlled by Halliburton Company
Mineral County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602242

MSHA record for KINROSS CANDELARIA MINING CO (mine ID 2602242). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1995–1997
Latest incident
May 1997
Ownership history
  1. Brown & Root Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

KINROSS CANDELARIA MINING CO sits in Mineral County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 6.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Mineral County, Nevada · Population 4,557
6.2%
Mining share of county employment
$50,584
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1997 · 4 incidents

May 7, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown & Root Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ON HIS LAST DAY OF WORK EE'S TRUCK WAS SHUT DOWN AT 7:30 AM. HE OFFERED WORK TO FILL OUT THE DAY OF CLEANING UP THE SHOP YARD. A 966 LOADER AND CHAIN WAS PROVIDED FOR LOADING 75# DRILL ROLLERS ON A PALLET BUT HE DECIDED TO DO IT MANUALLY WITHOUT HELP AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

February 22, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Brown & Root Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING HAMMER FROM DERRICK OF DM-45 DRILL. THE HAMMER STARTED TO SWING TOWARDS SERVICE TRUCK AND HE REACHED OUT TO STOP OT. WHEN HE CAUGHT IT THE HAMMER PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RT ARM.

January 13, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown & Root Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD ON A 992 CAT LOADER HE HAD SNOW ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS BOOTS. HE SLIPPED & FELL 10'3 5/8" CAUSING MULTIPLE TRAUMA TO HIS BODY.

January 2, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown & Root Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING A 50 GAL DRUM OF SOAP OFF OF PALLET ONTO FORKS OF A FORKLIFT. HE TWISTED TO THE RIGHT AND FELT HIS LOWER BACK ON RIGHT SIDE GIVE A SHARP PAIN.

1996 · 1 incident

September 27, 1996 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Brown & Root Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS LOOKING FOR A LEAK ON A HYDRALIC HOSE. WHEN HIS FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH LEAK THE PRESSURE OF THE OIL INJECTED OIL INTO FINGER.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 21, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown & Root Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING ON DOZER. WEATHER WAS BAD, RAINING PRETTY STEADY. WHILE CLIMBING, EE SLIPPED ON TRACKS OF DOZER CAUSING EE TO SLIP JAMMING L. THUMB AND CAUSING SMALL BONE CHIP ON THUMB.

April 13, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Brown & Root Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 85 TON TEREX TRUCK- LIFTING HOOD OFF TRUCK USING BOOM TRUCK-WHEN HOOD CAME LOOSE IT SWUNG OVER AND KNOCKED DOWN EMPLOYEE CAUSING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.