Mining Incidents in Nevada

Preliminary investigation finds employee operating loader over-traveled, falling down stope.

A utility crew was assigned to complete rehab work at the 1600 haulage corridor, which entailed removing utility lines. A team of three employees were utilizing a scissor deck with a pipe handler to remove 10"" steel pipe. They had removed one pipe section and were starting to disconnect the second pipe when they sustained injuries.

Miner used a front-end loader to carve a path into stacked material, then exited the loader and entered the newly-carved path on foot. The newly-created unstable wall of the material collapsed and covered the miner, causing a fatality.

Dozer was supposed to be pushing into slot to push out to loader on top Bench, EE slid off top bench onto a shelf that was bermed off, EE then pushed a large rock over the edge and stopped. EE moved forward and slid off shelf blade first and landed on blade, EE rolled to the right and off shelf then flipped 3 times and landed on top of cab on the ground.

EE involved in a powered haulage incident at stope between 4010 and 4070 levels resulting in fatal injuries. Investigation ongoing. There are seven additional NGM investigators.

The employee was last seen on top of the tower and determined to be missing. The employee was found in a pipe traveling from the cyclone discharge box to the thickener tank. Investigation has revealed that the employee traveled outside the provided safe access to the cyclone discharge box. It is not yet determined how the employee entered the pipe.

D-10T Dozer was slot dozing un-shot muck to assist a loader in Phase W-A. After working parallel to the pit crest for approximately an hour, the dozer reversed abruptly to the right and backed over the pit edge berm. The dozer fell approximately 300' landing on a catch bench below.

A miner was fatally injured when the miner was run over by the LHD loader the miner was operating underground.

Fall of the roof or back resulting in a fatal injury.

Haul truck struck man van resulting in two fatalities. A passenger van carrying nine miners was run over by a 340 ton haul truck.

Haul truck struck man van resulting in two fatalities. A passenger van carrying nine miners was run over by a 340 ton haul truck.

Employee fell off the back of #62A loader landing on upper back/neck/shoulder.

Preliminary investigation shows that the employee was fatally injured as the result of a collision with another haul truck. Investigation is ongoing. EE slid backwards and striking the cab of a parked Caterpillar 795 haul truck on the drivers side.

Employee was operating a jumbo on an incline in the main haulage. The operator drifted to the right rib and the spare drill steel in the drill steel rack came in contact with the right rib. The drill steel gained pressure breaking the drill steel rack striking employee with the drill steel in the head causing a fatal blow.

A water truck inadvertently struck a portable toilet which was occupied. The occupant of the portable toilet suffered fatal injuries.

The employee was fatally injured when he was travelling on a shaft conveyance and came in contact with the shaft furnishings.

No eye witness to accident. ATV was traveling up a + or - 15% slope and lost traction. The road has some uneven spots that might of contributed to the loss of traction. The ATV appears to not have been in All Wheel Drive which could have contributed to the loss of traction.

Employee had partially drilled a hole using a jackleg drill. A coworker discovered him unconscious/unresponsive, slumped over the drill. It was later determined the employee's clothes were wound up in the 6' drill steel though the cause & nature of the accident & cause of death remain undetermined and under investigation.

Employee was in the procees of building a berm when his loader went into the stope.

Employee worked as lead maintenance mechanic. Believed on morning of accident, Employee went to area Kiln 2 Preheater, Ram 4 to respond to work order. Employee had two-way radio. No witness to accident. Unknown whether employee was inspecting work or performing work on the No 4 ram. Initial examination suggests Employee was injured when ram activated. Ram was not locked out.