Potosi Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS CARRYING A JACKLEG ACROSS THE STOPE LOST BALANCE APPROX 10\ DOWN THE FOOTWALL THE FOOTWALL IS ABOUT 70 DEGREE ANGLE. SMALL BACK WAS TWISTED PINCHING A NERVE
Potosi: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Potosi Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Shepherd Harvey & Kenneth A Ray
Mineral County,
NV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601684
MSHA record for Potosi (mine ID 2601684). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jan 1984
Ownership history
- Candelaria Metals Inc 1980 to 1983
- Potosi Mining Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Potosi sits in Mineral County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 6.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Mineral County, Nevada · Population 4,557
6.2%
Mining share of county employment
$50,584
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 1 incident
1983 · 1 incident
Candelaria Metals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG IN AN UNDERGROUND STOPE AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK.