Mining Incidents

El Nino Metal/Non-Metal

Nevada Gold Mines LLC · Underground
Carlin, Eureka County, NV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2602830

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2019–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
113
citations
10
significant & substantial
$71,836
proposed penalties
$71,703
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 36,763 13 1 353.6
2025 Q3 10,363 1 0 96.5
2025 Q2 1,701 7 1 4115.2
2025 Q1 6,398 16 2 2500.8
2024 Q4 23,737 6 0 252.8
2024 Q3 35,842 5 0 139.5
2024 Q2 13,514 5 0 370.0
2024 Q1 35,558 5 0 140.6
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

January 23, 2026 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nevada Gold Mines LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Ee reports pulling on diesel hose after fueling up equipment, feeling sharp, twisting pain in abdomen. Finished fueling, after about 20 minutes they threw up. Continued to fuel island, parked, went to blue room, threw up. Reported to lead, transported to ER, diagnosed with hernia, referred for surgery. Working restricted.

2024 · 2 incidents

January 26, 2024 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Nevada Gold Mines LLC · Struck by falling object

Ee loading round, just finished scaling prior to loading. Some rock was coming down, ee tried to scale down again, nothing came. Continued loading, a few pieces of rock came down, one brushed ee's left arm and then rolled onto outside left calf. Seen at ER, referred to ortho and is having surgery 2/2.

2023 · 3 incidents

October 1, 2023 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Nevada Gold Mines LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE sustained a Standard Threshold Shift in hearing. Confirmed reportable level hearing loss. Occupational noise could not be ruled out as a factor in the noise induced hearing loss. Retraining and refitting complete.

March 29, 2023 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nevada Gold Mines LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was installing a starter in a haul truck. Starter slipped, pinching the EE's finger. Seen at ER, laceration to tip of middle finger, fingernail removed. Sutures and wound care provided, EE released to full duty 3/30.

January 25, 2023 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Nevada Gold Mines LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee backfilling. Haul truck bed flipped, EE stopped, called shifter. No injuries. Began to have feelings of anxiety, lost confidence, questioned self. Reported this to NGM 3/9/23. Filed claim for workers' comp, occupational illness, acute stress reaction, accepted on 3/17/23.

2022 · 1 incident

February 26, 2022 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Nevada Gold Mines LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee placed a pipe wrench on a drill rod sub and when activated, the wrench struck the employee in the hardhat above right eye knocking employee to the ground.

2021 · 1 incident

April 2, 2021 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Nevada Gold Mines LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a grinder to repair a piece of equipment. Later that evening EE felt something in EE's right eye and was taken to the hospital where they removed a small piece of debris.

2020 · 2 incidents

August 7, 2020 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Nevada Gold Mines LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was troubleshooting the AC circuit on a 1600 LHD and had removed the cooling fan from the condenser. While testing, the fan started and moved striking the employee on the the thumb causing a cut and a fracture of the bone.

2019 · 2 incidents

May 17, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was at the face cleaning the lifter hole with a fin hoe preparing to install collar pipe. As EE was using the hoe a section from near the center of the face sloughed down towards EE striking EE to the ground on the left rib.

February 26, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee installing chute on concrete mixer truck. Finger caught in pinch point between two chutes. Open fracture (non displaced) to right index finger.