Mining Incidents

OLINGHOUSE PROJECT Metal/Non-Metal

Alta Gold Company · Surface
Lyon County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602353

MSHA record for OLINGHOUSE PROJECT (mine ID 2602353). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1998–2000
Latest incident
Jul 2000
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
11
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 11 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,408 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,756 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2000 · 1 incident

July 21, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alta Gold Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING BAR TO PRY UP A 12" VALVE TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES. REACHED DOWN W/RIGHT HAND TO ADJUST HEIGHT OF FULCRUM ROCK, FEET SLID ON LOOSE DIRT, CAUSING ME TO PUT WEIGHT ON BAR W/LEFT ARM, PINCHING R IGHT HAND FINGER BETWEEN BAR & ROCK.

1999 · 8 incidents

June 9, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 992C LOADER. HE STEPPED FROM THE REAR TIRE TO THE LADDER ON THE SIDE OF THE LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE. HE MISSED HIS HAND HOLD AND FELL ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS BUTTOCKS.

April 29, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Alta Gold Company · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON SCREEN DECK AT THE CRUSHER WIND BLEW DIRECT IN EYE.

March 9, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Fall from machine

STEPPED ONTO THE DECK OF THE DRILL FROM THE CAB.AND CAUGHT FOOT IN SAMPLE HOLE IN THE DECK. TWISTED KNEE.

February 21, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Alta Gold Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

TRANSFERRING CARBON FROM STRIP VESSEL HOSE BLEW A HOLE CAUISNG HOT LIQUID AND CARBON TO SPRAY ON EE CAUSING BURNS.

February 18, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Alta Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE DOOR CLOSED SMASHING HIS FINGER.

January 21, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alta Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS CLOSING DOOR IN DRILL CAB-SLAMMED DOOR ON FINGER.

January 18, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHLE BARRING DOWN ROCK IN THE TELESMITH CRUSHER DUST BLEW AROUND HER SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT INTO HER LEFT EYE.

January 14, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Alta Gold Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GREASING 6THE ROD END ZERK ON STEERING CYLINDER WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE GREASE SHOT OUT BETWEEN THE FITTING AND STRUCK HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT INTO HIS EYE.

1998 · 7 incidents

December 3, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alta Gold Company · Struck against stationary object

HIS HARD HAT BLEW OFF. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR BRACKET ON THE LOADER.

October 22, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alta Gold Company · Fall from ladders

CLIMBING A 6' LADDER WITH A SLING LOST BALANCE FELL ABOUT 4' PUT OUT LEFT HAND TO BREAK FALL

September 15, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT 3 FINGERS STARTING LOADER

August 11, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Alta Gold Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE WATER TRUCK STARTED ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM ADN WATER. FIRE WAS OUT AT 6:00PM

August 11, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alta Gold Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A 2" WATER HOSE FROM THE WATER TRUCK THE HOSE WAS TWISTED AND WHEN THE WATER WAS TURNED ON IT STRAIGHTENED OUT AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT WRIST

August 7, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Alta Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO PUT THE FAN GRILL FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER BACK ON WHEN THE FAN GRILL SLIPPED AND HIS FINGERS HIT THE FAN BLADES. ONE FINGER WAS BROKEN AND THE OTHER FINGER WAS LACERATED.

July 9, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alta Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC REPLACE A 3" BRASS VALVE ON THE WATER TRUCK WITH 48" PIPE WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND TRUCK FRAME.

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