Mining Incidents

RAIN UNDERGROUND Metal/Non-Metal

Small Mine Development · Underground
Controlled by Keith Jones
Carlin, Elko County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602237

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
97
citations
35
significant & substantial
$23,880
proposed penalties
$23,880
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
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 3,314 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 10,909 10 1 916.7
2001 Q4 15,190 10 0 658.3
2001 Q3 19,510 5 2 256.3
2001 Q2 13,369 8 6 598.4
2001 Q1 16,591 13 5 783.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2002 · 1 incident

March 11, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Small Mine Development · Struck by falling object

EE & CO-WORKERS HAD BEEN BARRING DOWN AN OLD ACCESS TO THE TOP OF THE MINE SO WE CAN INSTALL A BACKFILL PLUG TO CLOSE A BREAKTHROUGH. THEY STEPPED OUT ON THE CATCH BENCH TO HAVE A LOOK WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OFF FROM THE HIGHWALL HITTING EE IN THE BACK.

2001 · 5 incidents

November 4, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MUCKING OUT OF A STOPE WHEN SOME MATERIAL PEELED FROM BACK, HITTING THE LOADER. EE CLIMBED OUT OF THE LOADER & WALKED TO THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE OTHER MINERS HELPED HIM.

July 2, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Small Mine Development · Struck by falling object

THE BREAKER HAD TRIPPED TO THE HOIST IN THE SHOP. EE LIFTED THE LID ON THE PANEL TO RESET THE BREAKER. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE SIDE OF THE BOX AND THE DOOR FELL SHUT, CUTTING HIS THUMB.

May 29, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Small Mine Development · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROCKBOLTING AND A PIECE OF MATERIAL GOT IN HIS EYE.

March 13, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Small Mine Development · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WE WERE STARTING A NEW STOPE. SLOT WAS ALREADY OPER. A COUPLE OF TRUCKS HAD BEEN MUCKED NOW REMOTE. IT WAS TIME TO START REMOTING. THE OPERATOR OF THE NEXT TRUCK TO BE LOADED FOUND THE LHD OPE RATOR PINNED BETWEEN THE BACK CORNER OF THE LHD AND THE RIB.

January 26, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Small Mine Development · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WHO IS THE PERSON INVOLVED, WAS FUELING UP THE UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT, AS HE WAS GOING AFTER ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE SLIPPED ON THE FROZEN GROUND THAT HAD SOME RUTS IN IT, AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. BREAKING THE TIBULA BONE IN HIS LOWERRIGHT LEG.

2000 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Small Mine Development · Accident type, without injuries

A CUT (4890L4) WAS STARTED BETWEEN 10 CEMENTED BACKFILL CUTS. ON SECOND ROUND, THE BACK STARTED PEELING. GROUND GAVE WAY 15' BACK THRU THE MUCKBAY INTERSECTION. AREA WAS BOLTED, WIRED AND S HOTCRETED. LEVEL HAS BEEN OPEN OVER A YEAR AND WATER WAS PRESENT.

April 26, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Small Mine Development · Accident type, without injuries

THE LAST ROUND HAD BEEN SHOT IN A CUT AND FILL SECTION. THERE WAS A WEDGE SHAPED SECTION OF THE BACK THAT WAS NOT FULLY SUPPORTED BY BACKFILL ONTHE LEFT RIB. WHEN MINERS CAME IN THE SECTION ABOVE THE ROUND THAT HAD BEEN SHOT, AND THE ROUND BEFORE THAT HAD BEEN SHOT, THERE WAS GROUND FAILURE.