Mining Incidents

Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kinross Gold Corp
Ely, White Pine County, NV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2602823

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2019–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
58
citations
9
significant & substantial
$12,140
proposed penalties
$12,140
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
2025 Q4 11,934 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,029 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 1 0
2025 Q1 4,330 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 108 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 14,560 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 14,850 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 15,012 2 0 133.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 25, 2026 NV · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor OTHER
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ERT training employee was acting as an unconscious patient. During a planned patient move another rescuer stepped on the employee's pinky finger.

2025 · 2 incidents

December 9, 2025 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator OTHER
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee experienced a diabetic emergency after being found to on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive. Employee has a known history of Type-1 diabetes. Local mine EMS was notified and employee was prepped for transport to a local hospital where employee was evaluated, treated, and released without restriction.

August 1, 2025 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was helping to get a blade unstuck and when it slid in mud and jarred their back.

2024 · 1 incident

June 10, 2024 NV · Metal/Non-Metal vacuum filter operator, flotation mill/concentrator operator, flotation plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was opening a valve, and the valve lever broke causing the employee to fall to the ground. Employee was seen at Aspen quick care in Spring Creek, NV. X-Rays revealed that the employee had a fractured coccyx. the employee was released to full duty and will return to work on next scheduled shift, June 15th.

2021 · 1 incident

March 20, 2021 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a scraper on the west Vantage dump when the vehicle struck a pothole or rut, jarred the operator's lower back. There was no equipment damage and the back sprain was minor but requiring an unspecified amount of restricted duty days.

2020 · 2 incidents

January 11, 2020 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While sliding drill bit basket on drill deck, caught hand between basket and handrail.

2019 · 5 incidents

December 16, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking across the Luxe Ready Line when EE tripped on a rock and clump of mud.

November 28, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall from machine

Dismounting haul truck, slipped and fell. Injuring right leg. Upon further medical evaluation, resulting in hair-line fracture of right fibula.

May 18, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Exiting locker connex, employee stepped into a small hole, rolling their left ankle.

February 11, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Drill pattern had been filled in had a snow event. Snow covered a dip where employee could not see a hole stepped in it and fell injuring right ankle.

February 10, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting van when they slipped on running board and fell to ground. Injured their right leg, resulting in fractures to the right leg.