Getchell Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE DOING MAINTENANCE ON UG AIR SYSTEM WHEN A 4" AIR HOSE APPARENTLY BROKE LOOSE, HITTING EE IN HIS BACK OF HEAD.
Getchell Gold Corp: 3 recorded fatalities operator
Controlled by
Getchell Gold Corp
MSHA operator ID: L14788
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Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this operator contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST20000008M | Settlement | Feldman | 2001 | $15K → $10K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- HOISTING 1 fatality · 45 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 20 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 fatality · 17 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 51 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 49 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 27 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1999
23 (1f)
1998
63
1997
112 (2f)
1996
56
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
3 recorded
May 26, 1997
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator
Fatality · HOISTING
Getchell Gold Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE PREPARING TO POUR CONCRETE, CREW REPORTED ELEC PROBLEMS ON GALLOWAY. ELECTRICIAN SUMMONED.WHILE EN ROUTE, CONVEYANCE ENTERED CHAIRING PHASE ABOVE GALLOWAY. GUILLOTINE CROSSHEAD FAILED TO OPEN ON ONE SIDE. BUCKET FELL TO SHAFT BOTTOM FATALLY INJURING EMP BEFORE SLACK ROPE IDENTIFIED.EMP WAS ON BOTTOM DECK & PASSED THROUGH BUCKET WELL AT TIME BUCKET DROPPED.
January 15, 1997
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Getchell Gold Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING 3.5 YARD LHD WHEN THE EQUIPMENT MOVED PINNING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RIB.
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Where Getchell Gold Corp stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
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