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Pinson Underground Metal/Non-Metal

Pinson Mining Company · Underground

Controlled by ATNA Resources LTD; Barrick Gold Corporation

Golconda, Humboldt County, NV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2602562

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2008
Latest incident: Sep 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2005

citations

significant & substantial

$3,624

proposed penalties

$3,624

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	Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1	196	0	0.0
2009 Q4	168	0	0.0
2009 Q3	0	0
2009 Q2	2,050	5	2439.0
2009 Q1	1,889	0	0.0
2008 Q4	480	1	2083.3
2008 Q3	1,261	0	0.0
2008 Q2	7,778	4	514.3

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

2008 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Pinson Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was moving a cement box with a forklift. The box was not picked up evenly with the forks. EE got out of the forklift & adjusted the box manually when he states that he felt a pop in his left arm. The box weighs an est. 500 lbs. EE did mention pain in his arm to fellow workers, however did not inform the safety staff till the next morning.

March 11, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY

Small Mine Development LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While checking for a hydraulic leak, the employee put his hand in the path of the moving boom, hitting his hand fracturing finger.