Mining Incidents

Getchell Mine & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Barrick Gold Corp
Elko, Humboldt County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601801

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
5
significant & substantial
$91,866
proposed penalties
$46,756
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
2006 Q3 1,497 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 3 1
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 2,001 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,155 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,206 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,151 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,962 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 10, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 1 incident

January 28, 2006 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted her left knee jumping a parking lot ditch filled with water.

2005 · 3 incidents

September 2, 2005 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting pipe away from steel structure when a brace gave way and struck the back of his arm.

August 25, 2005 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP (YAMADA PUMP) INTO THE BACKOF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.

July 9, 2005 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING CHANNEL IRON BEING CUT LOOSE FROM STRUCTURE. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUT, CHANNEL WENT DOWN AND PULLED RIGHT HAND INTO BEAM PINCHING HAND AND FINGERS

2004 · 3 incidents

August 3, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE DRIVING SHIMS WITH PIECE OF PIPE. LACERATED FINGER SEVERING TENDON.

June 17, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was cutting a piece of conveyor belting with a jack knife and knife slipped and he cut the back side of his left hand requiring stitches.

March 2, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN. HE NEEDED ANOTHER TOOL, SO HE UNTIED HIS LANYARD FROM HIS SAFETY HARNESS TO DESCEND TO THE GROUND. HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND SNOW, AND FELL APPROX. 4 1/2 FEET, LANDING ON HIS BACK.

2003 · 1 incident

October 27, 2003 NV · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC BY PRYING ON THE STABILIZER BAR OF A CAT 773B HAUL TRUCK. THE STABILIZER BAR HAD COME LOOSE AND WEDGED IN THE REAR END HOUSING. AS HE PRYED, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-8-03. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 12-23-03.

2001 · 1 incident

September 28, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHING CVORE IN LAB, CORE WAS JAMMED IN CRUSHER AND WAS PULLING IT OUT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF CORE STRUCK HER RT. INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.

2000 · 4 incidents

November 20, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A SHORT RETAINING WALL, CARRYING A BOX, IN DOING SO HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ANGLE IRON BRACE. ON 1-5-01 EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL AID, AS HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFOR T.

April 23, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DUMPING SOME REJECT CRUCIBLES IN A CONTAINER SITUATED INSIDE O CONTAINMENT AREA.AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO WALK AWAY SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER THE BEAM INTO THE CONTAINMENT AREA. INJURING HER RIGHT SHOULDER.

March 29, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON THE ROD, IT SPUN HIM AORUND HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE DRILL CAPSULE.

February 18, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 30 HP PUMP TO TURN IT OVER, WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED ON OILY HOUSING.