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Paymaster: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Jesse R Wilson · Underground
Controlled by Wilson Jesse R
Nye County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601493

Paymaster has had 1 fatality among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Jesse R Wilson 1978 to present
  2. Lucky Chance Mining Company Inc 1981 to 1984
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 3
1984 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Paymaster sits in Nye County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 7.3% 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.
Nye County, Nevada · Population 53,207
7.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,975
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 30, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Jesse R Wilson · Contact with electrical current

VICTIM WAS APPARENTLY TIGHTENING NUTS ON A NEW CYCLE METER ON A RUNNING ELECTRICAL GENERATOR. HIS OTHER HAND CONTACTED THE METAL FRAME OF THE GENERATOR MAKING A CURRENT PATH THROUGH HIS BODY SULTING IN ELECTROCUTION. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. ABOVE INFORMATION GLEANED FROM BODY POSITION PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ON THE GENERATOR & HURNS ON HANDS.