Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
Countries
Peru Chile Colombia Brazil Mexico Argentina Ecuador Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Guatemala Bolivia Nicaragua
Country notes
Venezuela · Suriname · Cuba · Haiti · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Uruguay · Paraguay
English Español
← Back to search

Torcal Mill: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Torcal Resources Inc · Facility
Controlled by Torcal Resources Limited
Humboldt County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601945

Torcal Mill has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Torcal Mill.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. Torcal Resources Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1986 12
1985 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Torcal Mill sits in Humboldt County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 20.1% 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.
Humboldt County, Nevada · Population 17,299
20.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,946
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

June 22, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant MACHINERY
Torcal Resources Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF 4 INCH X 4 INCH LUMBER, USING A HAND HELD CIRCULAR SAW. HE HAD TO CUT TWICE TO SEPARATE PIECES. HE WAS HOLDING THE 4X4 WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS MAKING 2ND CUT WHEN THE SAW C5UGHT, JUMPED AND ROTATING BLADE COME DOWN ON HIS LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER, SEVERLY MANGELING SAME.

March 23, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Torcal Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHOVELING UNDER3JAW CRUSHER, ROCK FELL OFF OF FEED CONVEYOR, MASHED RIGHT RING FINGER, BETWEEN ROCK AND SHOVEL HANDLE.