New Gold Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BACK PAIN FROM PREVIOUS INJURY WHICH WAS CAUSED FROM IMPROPER LIFT OR TOO MUCH WEIGHT
Lower Olinghouse: 15 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
New Gold Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
East West Minerals N L
Washoe County,
NV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602132
MSHA record for Lower Olinghouse (mine ID 2602132). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Dec 1990
Ownership history
- New Gold Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Lower Olinghouse sits in Washoe County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Washoe County, Nevada · Population 491,770
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$85,600
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file1990 · 15 incidents
New Gold Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING A GRIZZY BAR PULLED BACK MUSCLE TRYING TO GET IT BACK IN PLACE
November 13, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Gold Inc · Fall from machine
FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER WHEN DISMOUNTING FROM LOADER.
New Gold Inc · Struck by falling object
BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS 8" POLY PIPE SLIPPED OFF FORKS ONTO FOOT LEFT FOOT. FLATTEN STEEL TOE BOOTS NO BROKEN BONES JUST BRUISED AND SPRAINED.
October 19, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Gold Inc · Struck by flying object
SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE.TIME UNKNOWN JUST FELT DISCOMFORT.
October 15, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Gold Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WALKING BY WATER LINE I.NAME SLIPPED & FELL TRIED TO GRAB WATER PIPE,PULLED MUSCLES IN ARM.
October 13, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
New Gold Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE STARTING A SLURRY LINE. CLOGGED ONE OF THE FITTINGS. BROKE LOOSE THE HOSE KICKED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE LEG. MADE A BRUISE, WE SENT HIM FOR X-RAYS.
New Gold Inc · Struck against stationary object
STEPPED ON ROCK WHILE WALKING INTO PIT AND RECEIVED AN ACUTE SPRAIN TO THE LEFT ANKLE WHILE COLLECTING EXPLORATION SAMPLES.
September 17, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Gold Inc · Fall from machine
FOOT GOT TANGLED IN STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE & FELL RESULTED IN A SPRAINED LEFT WRIST
August 3, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Gold Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
KNOCKING APIN OUT OF BUCKET HAMMER GLAZED OFF HIT HIM ON L FOOT INSTEP
July 30, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
New Gold Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CLIMBING IN LOADER WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT O N L HAND
New Gold Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CUTTING TORCH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON LINE CAUSING TORCH TO BE JERKED OUT OF I.NAME'S HANDS AND BURNING HIS RIGHT ARM
June 28, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
New Gold Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE DUMPING LOAD ON PAD, SCRAPER SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. SCRAPER PROCEEDED THROUGH APPROXIMATE 3'X5' DIP, CUASING OPERATOR TO BE THROWN FACE FIRST INTO THE STEERING WHE EL.
May 2, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
New Gold Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPER SCRAPER ON ORE PAD.HIT BUMP THAT JARRED SCRAPER AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT ELBOW,RESULTING IN BRUISED ELBOW.
April 9, 1990
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
New Gold Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERTOR WAS COMING OFF ORE PAD & DROPPED OFF 3' BERM HAD HOLD OF STEERING WHEEL & IT JERKED ARM. WHILE RUNNING SCRAPER.