Mining Incidents

Enfield Bell Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Elko, Elko County, NV  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2601620

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2017–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
72
citations
13
significant & substantial
$25,618
proposed penalties
$25,084
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 6,730 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,950 10 3 5128.2
2020 Q4 33,904 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 56,177 2 0 35.6
2019 Q4 49,021 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 44,600 1 1 22.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

August 3, 2023 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Wheel slipped when placing tire on the tire machine straining the left shoulder.

2022 · 3 incidents

September 19, 2022 NV · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Struck against a moving object

A Jerritt Canyon Employee was task training the Redpath employee on the Water Truck. The trainee drove to the water stand and got a load of water with the trainer riding in the passenger seat. As the trainee drove the water truck to it's destination the miner lost control of the loaded water truck and it rolled.

September 19, 2022 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Struck against a moving object

A Jerritt Canyon employee was task training a Redpath Employee on the operation of a water truck. The trainee was driving the water truck towards West Generator from the water stand. The trainee lost control of the loaded water truck on a downhill ramp resulting in a rollover accident.

January 2, 2022 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Winter Weather, While walking the victim slipped on patch of ice causing injury to right shoulder.

2021 · 1 incident

September 6, 2021 NV · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A fire occurred at the Enfield Bell Mine ID. A surface water truck was dispatched to help put the fire out. The MSHA hotline # was called at 1:42am to report the fire. The fire was reported to be out at 2:06am. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. No damage to structures or injury to personnel occurred.

2019 · 1 incident

July 7, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing up the feed chute of the trommel when slipped and twisted or popped their left patella.

2017 · 1 incident

August 8, 2017 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on the cone crusher. As employee was unscrewing the bowl, left hand slipped off the ram and as employee went to reach with right hand, right thumb was pinched.