Desert Gold Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
DRILLER LIFTED THE END OF A DOWN HOLE HAMMER TO PLACE A CHOCK (ROCK) UNDER IT. WHEN DOING SO, HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCK AREA.
Lucky Boy Silica: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Desert Gold Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Eierman Conrad R
Mineral County,
NV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602227
Lucky Boy Silica has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1994
- Latest incident
- Apr 1994
Ownership history
- Desert Gold Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Lucky Boy Silica sits in Mineral County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 6.2% 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.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.