Mining Incidents

Sullivan Mine: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Glamis Gold Inc · Surface
Controlled by Glamis Gold Ltd
Nye County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602005

MSHA record for Sullivan Mine (mine ID 2602005). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Glamis Gold Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sullivan Mine 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 4 incidents

June 27, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glamis Gold Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKED UP BOX OF SOLUTION SAMPLES TURNED AROUND TO TAKE INTO OFFICE AND STEPPED INTO OPEN WATER MAIN HOLE CUT AND BRUISED LEFT KNEE

June 4, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glamis Gold Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLIMBING ONTO FORKLIFT A PARTICLE OF ROCK ENTERED EYE THROUGH GLASSES OPENING

May 3, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glamis Gold Inc · Struck by falling object

LAYING UNDER TRUCK MAKING REPAIRS WITH LEGS OUT FROM UNDER MUCK BATTERY CHARGER WAS KNOCKED FROM FENDER A HIT LEFT LEG ON INSIDE JUST ABOVE ANKLE

April 14, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glamis Gold Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CHEMICAL SOLUTION GOT ON HANDS AND ARMS WHILE CLEANING DRIPPER HOSES.

1987 · 2 incidents

October 19, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glamis Gold Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUT RING FINGER3ON LEFT HAND WHILE OPENING WINDOW ON DOZER.

April 29, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Glamis Gold Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN DRILLER WA8 REMOVING DRILL STEEL WRENCH SPRUNG BACK AND HIT DRILLER IN SHIN, RESULTING IN SMALL ABRASION BONE BRUISE AND SWELLING OF LEG EXMENT BYDR BARGEN IN GEBBS NV . DR. IN GEBBS N5.