Mining Incidents

Saval 4 Metal/Non-Metal

Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Underground
Elko, Elko County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602742

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2014–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
98
citations
26
significant & substantial
$42,833
proposed penalties
$22,878
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
2019 Q3 0 5 1
2019 Q1 30,099 2 0 66.4
2018 Q4 2,231 6 0 2689.4
2018 Q3 4,555 2 1 439.1
2018 Q2 33,049 5 0 151.3
2018 Q1 27,656 7 3 253.1
2017 Q4 3,403 7 0 2057.0
2017 Q3 35,049 2 0 57.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2018 · 5 incidents

December 19, 2018 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was checking a hydraulic leak that had developed during operation. While checking the hoses, there was a pin hole that opened up spraying high pressure Hydraulic oil. Which cut the employee's RHT index finger approximately 2.5" in length.

November 1, 2018 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

Employee was greasing the cubex drill. employee slipped and fell

November 1, 2018 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 onto or against objects

Employee was walking towards the lube truck and slipped. When EE slipped, EE hit the left shoulder on the back bumper.

March 22, 2018 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Struck against a moving object

The employee was in LV3917, Employee was sitting in the back seat of the van. The driver hit a large hole, causing the van to bounce and the employee hit the ceiling with EE's head.

2017 · 3 incidents

August 11, 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 (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While employee was changing the feed cylinder on the cubex drill barrel, the cylinder unexpectedly lurched forward catching right hand between the cylinder and the drill cradle, trapping middle finger.

January 8, 2017 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking from the crew van to the underground administration office and slipped and fell. When employee fell they landed on their self rescuer.

2016 · 1 incident

November 4, 2016 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

Employee was installing an engine cover on a telehandler (30 lbs). Employee lifted the engine cover and turned upper body to place the cover into position and felt a pain in lower left leg.

2014 · 1 incident

December 15, 2014 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Veris Gold USA Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE and partner were capping off the water intake from Saval 3 to blow water out of the line to prevent freezing. They had climbed the ramp and were coming down when EE lost his footing and slipped. When EE was falling he heard a popping noise in his left ankle and felt pain.