Mining Incidents

Mother Lode Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Nye County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602110

MSHA record for Mother Lode Mine (mine ID 2602110). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1991 · 1 incident

April 15, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
U S Nevada Gold Search · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A STEEL PLATE WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A 966 CAT LOADER WHEN THE RIGHT RING FINGER WAS MASHED AND CUT BETWEEN THE STEEL PLATE AND A WOODEN BLOCK. EIGHT STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

1990 · 4 incidents

August 22, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U S Nevada Gold Search · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THIS REPORT IS LATE BECAUSE EE DID NOT KNOW THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED. EE OPENED THE PULVERIZER DOOR AND IT TRAPPED THE FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND TABLE. THE DR GAVE HIM A TETNUS SHOT, XRAY, A ND A SPLINT WAS PUT ON HIS FINGER.

April 19, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
U S Nevada Gold Search · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BECAME FATIGUED FROM PROLONGED OPERATION OF GRINDER AND GETTING IT TO CLOSE TO THE BODY.

April 11, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
U S Nevada Gold Search · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED ELBOW ON DOZER.

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