2 ELECTRICIANS INSPECTING A 13,800 VOLT TO 2400 VOLT TRANSFORMER NEAR COLLAR OF SHAFT #1. ONE ELECTRICIAN CONTACTED ONE OR MORE PHASES ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE TAPS RESULTING IN A FATAL ELECTROCUTION OF THE ELECTRICAL FOREMAN.
Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc. operator
ⓘ
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 3 fatalities · 25 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 48 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 101 non-fatal
- HOISTING 66 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 50 non-fatal
Incident timeline
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
5 recordedROCKFALL DURING THE PROCESS OF LOADING A DRIFT ROUND
EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.
EMPOLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 6' SPLIT-SET ROCK BOLTS AND WIRE MESH IN THE LAST ROUND BLASTED WITH A JACKLEG DRILL. DURING THE BOLTING CYCLE, A MAJOR FALL OF GROUND OCCURRED AND EMPLOYEE WAS BURIED AND FATALLY INJURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 6' SPLIT-SET BOLTS AND WIRE MESH FOR GROUND SUPPORT IN THE LAST ROUND BLASTED USING A JACKLEG DRILL FOR INSTALLATION OF GROUND SUPPORT. DURING BOLTING CYCLE, A MAJOR FA LL OF GROUND OCCURRED BURYING EMPLOYEE.
Watch this operator
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc. mine.
The full compliance file on Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc.
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.