Mining Incidents

Umc American Flat Mill: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Storey County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601451

MSHA record for Umc American Flat Mill (mine ID 2601451). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Dec 1984
Ownership history
  1. Houston International Minerals Corp 1978 to 1981
  2. Houston International Minerals Corp 1981 to 1983
  3. United Mining Company Of Nevada Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Umc American Flat Mill sits in Storey County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Storey County, Nevada · Population 4,139
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$96,000
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1984 · 6 incidents

December 31, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Mining Company Of Nevada Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHUTE PLUGGED WHILE BARRING CHUTE DROPPED FLIPPING BAR AND TWISTING ARM.

June 8, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Mining Company Of Nevada Inc · Fall onto or against objects

BAR SLIPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LINERS HE FELL BACKWARDS INTO CONCRETE PILLAR

February 3, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
United Mining Company Of Nevada Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPREADING FORKS ON FORKLIFT HE PUT HIS HAND BEHIND THE FORK AND TORE HIS FINGER

1983 · 4 incidents

June 30, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Mining Company Of Nevada Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON CRUSHER WITH BAR BAR SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK