MAN WAS STANDIN1 BY STATIONARY SCREEN WHICH WAS DROPPED UP BY A PIECE OF 2"X4" LUMBER. THE BOARD SLIPPED AND SCRAPED ALONG MANS LEFT LEG, SCRAPING FRONT OF LEG FROM THIGH TO SHIN. ABRASION WAS DEEPER THAN FU5L SKIN AND WAS ABOUT 2 1/2" WIDE. NO UNSAFE CONDITION WASINVOLVED OTHER THAN QUALITY AND THICKNESS OF BOARD USED.
Ladder #1 Golden Gulch Mining Company: 12 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Ladder #1 Golden Gulch Mining Company (mine ID 2901931). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Jul 1986
- Golden Gulch Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1985
- Dynapac Inc - Golden Gulch Inc 1985 to present
Ladder #1 Golden Gulch Mining Company sits in Sierra County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.Reportable incidents
12 on file1986 · 7 incidents
I.NAME WORKING 2N RED TRUCK WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A BEARING OFF AXLE HOUSING.PIECE OF IT BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN ARM AT LEFT ELBOW.IT MADE A CUT THAT BLED.SENT TO DR. X-RAY TAKEN SHOWIN G SMALL PIECE O0 METAL IN ARM.AT DR ADVICE,IT WAS LEFT IN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING HOLE IN TROMMEL WITH WATER IN IT .WATER SPLASHED EMPLOYEE STARTING EMPLOYEE,WHO PULLED BACK BURNING HIS HAND AS THE TORCH PASSED OVER IT.IT CAUSED A SECOND DEGREE BURN ON THE BACK OF HIS3LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INSE
EMPL PULLING ON3ELEC CABLE BURIED IN GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WHILE 6SING A CUTTING TORCH WENT FROM A KNEELING POSTION TO A STANDING POSTION STRICKING HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF METAL. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFTEY HELMET AT THE TIME.
EMPL CUTTING BO5RD AND REACHED OVER SAW T HOLD PIECE IN PLACE AND THE ? CAUSED SAW TO PULL OUT OF CUT AND BLADE TOOTH CAUGHT FINGER OF GLOVE ON INJ HAND.
EE WAS USING A 8ISC GRINDER TO BUFF WLEDS & ACCIDENTLY TOUCVHED HIS LEG WITH DISC IN OPERATION CAUSING A CUT IN HIS LEG REQUIRING STITCHES.
1985 · 4 incidents
HE WAS DOING MI3ER REPAIR WELDING WHEN A FELLOW WORKER AT SAME TIME USING THE HAND GRINDER FLUNG A PIECE OF METAL. METAL GOT IN I.NAMES EYEAPPARENTLY OVER THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AS HE W AS BENT OVER 3
EMP HAD STALLED3ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ATTEMPTED TO START BY PULLING ON V-BELT. MOTOR STARTED AND TOOK TWO FINGERS INTO PULLEY CAUSING CHIPPED BONE
WHILE CONSTRUCTING SLUCE BOXES WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A SECTION OF LUCE BOX BEING LIFTED INTO PLACE WHEN THE CHAIN SUPPORTING THE SLUCE BOX SLIPPED AND ALL OWED THE SLUCE BOX TO FALL. INJURED EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO SIERRA VISTA HOSP, T OR C. FOR X-RAYS AND TREATMENT.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON REMOVAL OF SHIMS FROM CONVEYER SYSTEM WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND HE FELL ABOUT 10 FT LANDING ON HIS FEET THENF ELL AGAINST A ROCK WHICH CAUSED DANAGE TO HIS LOWER JAW AND DOIXX DISLODGED FOUR TEETH VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO SIERRA VISTA HOSP. FOR TREATMENT BY SITE AMBULANCE.
1983 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS AT MINE SITE WITH ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE WHO IS NO LONGER WITH THE COMPANY. SINCE THEINJURED PARTY AND THE ONLY WITNESS HAVE BOTH LEFT EMPLOYMENT, VERY LITTLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE . STRETCHED TENDONS IN RIGHT FOOT NEAR TOES.