Mining Incidents

Newmont Carlin Pit: 14 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bradley F Selland
Eureka County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602216

MSHA record for Newmont Carlin Pit (mine ID 2602216). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
Ownership history
  1. Selland Construction Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Newmont Carlin Pit sits in Eureka County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 30.5% 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.
Eureka County, Nevada · Population 1,660
30.5%
Mining share of county employment
$73,095
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1993 · 11 incidents

December 7, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Selland Construction Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE TURNED TO PULL ON A LONG SCAFFOLDING BOAD AND WHEN HE PULLED IN THIS POSITION HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

November 22, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Selland Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK OF 11-21-93, HE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE FROM THE FORKLIFT TO THE EMPTY OXYGEN RACK. WHEN HE HAD COMPLETED THIS CHORE HIS BACK BECAME SORE. LA TER IT BECAME SORER AS THE DAYS PROGRESSED.

October 1, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Selland Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

CUT BONE PLACED HANDLE IN UPRIGHT POSITION, WAS MOVING PLASTIC, HANDLE FELL LOWERING THE DIE & CUTTING FINGER.

July 6, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Selland Construction Inc · Fall from machine

SITTING ON TIRE WHEN CRAIN WAS PUT IN GEAR TIRE MOVED CAUSING HIM TO FALL & HOOK ANKLE ON STEP CAUSING THE SPRAIN

June 17, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Selland Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING RADIATOR ON TRUCK. IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS ARM, DISLOCATED ELBOW.

April 27, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Selland Construction Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS CHECKING OIL ON WATER PULL AND HOOKED HIS TOE ON BATTERY BOX COVER HANDLE CAUSING HIM TO HOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACK OFF BUMPER OF WATER PULL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP AND SHOUL DER.

March 23, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Selland Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER WAS LOADING LARGE ROCK IT ROLLED OUT OF BUCKIET HITTING BED OF TRUCK, JARRING DRIVER, CAUSING A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

March 1, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Selland Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER OPERATOR GOT MAD AND SLAMMED TRUCK. CAUSING NECK INJURY TO TRUCK DRIVER.

January 23, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Selland Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

992 CAT LOADER WORKING IN HIGHWALL HIT A SOLID ROCK CAUSING LOADER TO STOP CAUSING OPERATOR TO STRAIN NECK MUSCLE SPASM.

1992 · 3 incidents

December 15, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Selland Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

FROZEN DIRT FELL OFF APRAIN WHILE 3 MECHANICS WERE TURNING CUTTING EDGES THE PIECE THAT FELL WAS APPROX. 3X4X18 IT STRUCK THEN ON THE BACK AND LEGS PINNING HIM AGAINST CUTTING EDGE THIS CAUSED BRUSING AND SWELLING TO LOWER BACK.

December 15, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Selland Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

FROZEN DIRT FELL OF AGAIN HITTING 3 MECHANICS THAT WERE TURNING CUTTING EDGES PINNING THEM AGAINST COTTING EDGE THE PIECE WAS APPROX. 3X4X18.

December 15, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Selland Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

FROZEN DIRT FELL OFF APRON WHILE 3 MECHANICS WERE TURNING CUTTING EDGES THE PIECE THAT FELL WAS APPROX. 3' X 4' X 18". IT STRUCK THEM ON THE BACK, LEGS, FEET PINNING THEM AGAINST CUTTING EDGE . THIS CAUSED A BROKEN RIGHT ANKLE AND BROKEN LEFT BIG TOE.