EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING BOLTS ON THE "DUTCHMAN" ON AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL. THE DOOR OF THE DIPPER WAS BLOCKED OPEN WITH A METAL BAR THAT WAS WELDED IN PLACE. FOR REASONS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE BLOCKING BECAME DISPLACED AND THE DOOR CLOSED, PINNING TWO EMPLOYEES BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DIPPER.
Quadra Mining Ltd controller
MSHA controller ID: 0043307
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 168
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
560
citations
111
significant & substantial
$489,959
proposed penalties
$406,269
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 2 fatalities
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 52 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 46 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 22 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 18 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 17 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2012
5
2011
20
2010
17
2009
16
2008
28
2007
16
2006
21
2005
33
2004
12 (2f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
December 5, 2004
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Robinson Nevada Mining Company
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
December 5, 2004
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Robinson Nevada Mining Company
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING BOLTS ON THE "DUTCHMAN" ON AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL. THE DOOR OF THE DIPPER WAS BLOCKED OPEN WITH A METAL BAR THAT WAS WELDED IN PLACE. FOR REASONS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE BLOCKING BECAME DISPLACED AND THE DOOR CLOSED, PINNING TWO EMPLOYEES BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DIPPER.