EMP WAS REPARING THE HYDRAULIC FEED LINE OF LIFT CYLINDER . THE BUCKET MUST BE RAISED TO REPAIR THIS LINE. EMP SUPPORTED THE BUCKET WITH 6 X 8" TIMBER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR TASK. THE TIMBER SP LIT LENGTH WAYS ALLOWING THE BUCKET TO FALL CRUSHING THE MEP BETWEEN THE BOOM AND MUCKER FRAM E
Ward Mountain Project: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Ward Mountain Project (mine ID 2600576). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1984–1990
- Latest incident
- Dec 1990
- Silver King Mines Inc 1950 to 1988
- Alta Gold Company 1988 to present
Ward Mountain Project sits in White Pine County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 15.4% of county employment.
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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.Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
14 on file (excluding fatalities above)1990 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART THE SUBDRIVER ON A DATELINE DRILL. T HE DRILLS TEEL WAS IN A VICE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH. THE WRENCH HANDLE BROKE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL HI TTING THE WORK BENCH WITH HIS MOUTH AND BROKE HIS TWO FRONT TEETH.
EMPL OPERATING DRILL,SLIPPED ON OILY WORK DECK AND FELL OFF MACHINE CUTTING ELBOW AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER IN THE DRY ROOM TO THE LOFT. AS HE REACHED THE TOP, THE TOP 18" OF THE LADDER BROKE OFF AND THE LADDER PULLED AWAY FROM THE WALL. HE FELL 6 TO 8 FEET TO THE CE MENT FLOOR LANDING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR. STICHES WERE REQUIRED IN HIS FOREHEAD.
CUTTING 1/2 MOON OFF CORNER PLATE. AS THE CUT FINISHED THE PIECE SWUNG DOWN STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING AN 8X8 TIMBER BLOCK THROUGH THE DRILL PLATFORM, SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL FRAME AND THE BLOCK.
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING THE BOTTOM OF A 7 FT TRENCH FOR SEWER PIPE INSTALLATION WHILE SHOVELING THE EAST TRENCH WALL FAILED COMPLETELY BURYING EMPLOYEE FOR APPROX 1 MINUTE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UNDERGROUND HAULAGE T RUCK DOWN DECLINE HE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN
1987 · 2 incidents
DIRT DROPPED IN7O RIGHT EYE WHILE HE WAS UNDER A LOADER GREASING IT.
DRILLER HAD FIN3SHED HOLE IN RAISE ROUND-WAS RELEASING STEEL RETAINER WHEN SLAB HIT RT INDEX FINGER WHICH WAS ON TOP OF STEEL R ELAINER
1986 · 1 incident
BARRING DOWN LO2SE ROCK IN 3966 WEST DRIFT. LOOSE ROCK FELL, STRICKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE AND LEGS.
1985 · 1 incident
WHILE I.NAME WAS WALKING TO THE OFFICE HE SLIPPED ON FRESA FALLEN SNOW WHEN HE SLIPPED HE CAME ODOWN ON HIS LEFT LEG BREAKING IT
1984 · 3 incidents
WHILE OPERATING A SURFACE GRINDER IT CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE ARM, ABOVE HIS ELBOW.
WHILE RUNNING A BATCH OF FIBERCRETE, THE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO CHECK THE SHUMP. HE FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE BATCH PADDLES TO GRAB A SAMPLE THUS HIS HAND GOT CUT DUE TO THE WIPERS PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TANK AND WIPER BLADES.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD BROUGHT TWO 13 HP FLYGT PUMPS OUT OF THE DECLINES TO THE SHOP HE WAS UNRIGHTING THE PUMPS WHEN THE BACK PROBLEM OCCURRED