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New Boston Mill: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

New Boston Mines · Facility
Mineral County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601859

New Boston Mill has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. New Boston Mines 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1984 3
1983 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

New Boston Mill sits in Mineral County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 6.2% 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.
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.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

August 5, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
New Boston Mines · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE A-C LOADER TO LIFT OFF RADIATOR QUARD COUNTERWEIGHT FROM MICH LOADER. HE STEPPED BETWEEN MACHINES AS OPERATOR STARTED A-C LOADER LOADER ROLLED FORWARD, PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN UPPER BUCKET LIP AND COUNTERWEIGHT.