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Pmit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John W O'Boyle
Lander County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602193

Pmit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Apr 1997
Ownership history
  1. Precious Metals Inc Of Texas 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1999 0
1998 2
1997 8
1996 7
1995 6
1994 7
1993 7
1992 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pmit sits in Lander County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 28.2% 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.
Lander County, Nevada · Population 5,745
28.2%
Mining share of county employment
$84,474
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

1997 · 1 incident

April 18, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Precious Metals Inc Of Texas · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ON 4-17-97 THREE WORKERS WERE PREPARING TO LEAVE A WORK AREA IN A PICKUP. DUE TO THE CLOSE CONFINEMENT OF THE TRUCK TO THE STEEL FRAMEWORK BEING WORKED ON, TWO MEN WERE STATIONED TO WATCH AND GIVE DIRECTIONS TO THE DRIVER. THE JOB SUPERVISOR WAS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND EE WAS STANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK BY THE STEEL FRAMEWORK. AFTER BOTH SPOTTERS WERE SURE THE