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Weepah Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Esmeralda County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601978

MSHA record for Weepah Mine (mine ID 2601978). 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
1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. Lost Dutchman Construction Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Weepah Mine sits in Esmeralda County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 21.1% 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.
Esmeralda County, Nevada · Population 962
21.1%
Mining share of county employment
Not reported
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

1988 · 2 incidents

May 12, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lost Dutchman Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING A TIRE ON A TRUCK-THE DRIVER FIRST STARTED COMPLAINING OF A BACKACHE & SAID IT WAS HIS BED THAT WAS MAKING HIS BACK HURT-WE NEVER HEARD ANYMORE ABOUT IT UNTIL 060388

April 6, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lost Dutchman Construction Inc · Fall onto or against objects

UNBOLTING 5TH WHEEL TO PULL REAR DIFFERENTIAL.HE WAS BETWEEN FRAME RAILS AND WENT TO GET OUT.SLIPPED AND FELL BACK DOWN OVER FRAME AND TWISTED HIS BACK.