Mining Incidents

Round Mountain Gold CorporationMining Incidents in 2013

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Round Mountain Gold Corporation operations in 2013. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2013
0
Total incidents
9
Year
2013

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  3. 03MACHINERY1 incident
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2013

Fall to the walkway or working surface

As an employee was walking down the Gold Hill heap side-slope, she lost her footing. In an attempt to break her fall, she extended her arm and landed on her out-stretched right hand. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where it was determined that her right wrist was broken.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

As an employee was walking down liner, they slipped and fell causing pain in their right knee. The employee was transported to the hospital where it was determined that they have a sprain. The employee was released to restricted duty with the use of crutches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As an employee was working on the S Dedicated pad, a piece of 8 inch pipe contacted her in the leg causing a laceration. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where she received 1 suture to close the laceration.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was preparing to install cutting edges (Ground Engagement Tools) on a motor grader, when his right-hand middle finger was caught between two cutting edges. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where it was determined that his finger tip was fractured and 4 sutures were required to treat the laceration.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was moving a wheel barrow full of floor dry and pinched their finger in between the handle and a metal bin causing a laceration. The employee was transported to the hospital where they received 10 sutures to close the laceration.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

As an employee was exiting the Admin Building, they tripped and fell. The employee felt pain in their left wrist. On 8-26-13 it was determined the the employee's wrist was fracured.

Struck against stationary object

An employee was on the deck of a drill and walked into a stake that was sticking out of the tool box. The stake punctured their right leg. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where they received 5 sutures. The employee was released to full duty.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was breaking fittings loose on bottom winch line on deck with a 1 1/4"" wrench to repair a hydraulic leak when wrench slipped and hit him in the face chipping two front teeth.

Struck against stationary object

Lifting part out of crate.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Round Mountain Gold Corporation's numeric MSHA operator ID.