Mining Incidents

Pioche Mill Or Pioche Plant: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

R J Dalton & Sons · Facility
Controlled by Dalton Donald E
Lincoln County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600682

MSHA record for Pioche Mill Or Pioche Plant (mine ID 2600682). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. R J Dalton & Sons 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pioche Mill Or Pioche Plant sits in Lincoln County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Lincoln County, Nevada · Population 4,452
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$69,496
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

July 23, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R J Dalton & Sons · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MASHED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND LOOSING FINGER NAIL.

1983 · 1 incident

May 18, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
R J Dalton & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING, METAL PARTICAL WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES ENTERING EYE.