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Lewis Mine: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Humboldt County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601886

MSHA record for Lewis Mine (mine ID 2601886). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Standard Slag Company 1984 to 1987
  2. Hycroft Lewis Mine Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lewis Mine sits in Humboldt County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 20.1% 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.
Humboldt County, Nevada · Population 17,299
20.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,946
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

October 30, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hycroft Lewis Mine Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS REPLACI3G A CENTER PIN ON THE LEAF SPRINGS OF A SERVICE TRUCK THE TRUCK WAS SUPPORTED BY 2 BLOCKS AND A JACK UNDER THE MAIN FRAME AND THE SPRINGS BY A FLOR JACK. AS THE FLOOR JACK WAS LOWERED TO 9EADJUST THE OTHER JACK SLIPPED CAUSING THE AXLE TO FALL STRIKING EMPLOYEE

October 14, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hycroft Lewis Mine Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CO3NECTING AN AIR HOSE TO A WATER PRESSURE TANK HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL APPROX 3 FT TO THE GROUND LANDING ON ROCKS

June 1, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hycroft Lewis Mine Inc · Fall from machine

VALVE ON WATER 7ANK BROKE. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP OF TRUCK AND FELL OFF THE TRUCK.

February 24, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hycroft Lewis Mine Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 OFF LADDER ON A WHEELED LOADER. THE AREA WAS SNOW PACKED AND ICY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, FELL DOWN ON SHOULDER AND INJURED SHOULDER.

1986 · 3 incidents

September 17, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Standard Slag Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MELTIN GOLD AND3SILVER CONCENTRATE WITHOUT EDEQUATE VENTILATION.

September 17, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Standard Slag Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MELTING GOLD AN8 SILVER CONCENTRATE WITHOUT ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

February 27, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Slag Company · Fall from machine

UPON JUMPING TO3GROUND LEVEL, EMP TURNED HIS R ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE AND TORN LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLES, GROUND LECEL APPROX 3 FEET

1985 · 3 incidents

December 21, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Standard Slag Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING POLE F9OM PILE COWORKER DROVE BACK OVER PILE WITH LOADER CAUSING A POLE TO FLIP OVER ONTO LEFT LEG

April 22, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Standard Slag Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING WHEEL LOADER ON ROUGH GROUND CAUSING JOLTING ACTION/SORE BACK AND NECK.

1984 · 1 incident

November 16, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Standard Slag Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING JOY DRILL AND BUMPED KNEE AGAINST DRILL TRACK.