Mining Incidents

EB COVE U/G Metal/Non-Metal

Small Mine Development · Underground
Controlled by Keith Jones
Lander County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602373

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Nov 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
10
significant & substantial
$2,415
proposed penalties
$2,415
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
2001 Q3 3,236 1 1 309.0
2001 Q2 8,772 10 4 1140.0
2001 Q1 14,259 5 0 350.7
2000 Q4 13,801 1 0 72.5
2000 Q3 14,197 4 1 281.7
2000 Q2 13,558 7 3 516.3
2000 Q1 9,567 4 1 418.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2000 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Small Mine Development · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS BOLTING IN THE PRIMARY SUMP WITH THE JACKLEG DRILL. PUT A 6' SPLIT BOLT W/MONSTER MAT BY HAND. BEFORE WORKER COULD GET UNDER IT WITH JACKLEG, BOLT FELL OUT AND MONSTER MAT PLATE CUT THROUGH HIS BOOT AND INTO HIS SHIN.

February 19, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Small Mine Development · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A POWER CABLE WHILE PLACING THE CABLE HANGER, THE POWER CABLE SLIPPING CAUSING THE CLAMP TO SPRING BACK AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.