EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING BOLTS ON THE "DUTCHMAN" ON AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL. THE DOOR OF THE DIPPER WAS BLOCKED OPEN WITH A METAL BAR THAT WAS WELDED IN PLACE. FOR REASONS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE BLOCKING BECAME DISPLACED AND THE DOOR CLOSED, PINNING TWO EMPLOYEES BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DIPPER.
Robinson Nevada Mining Company operator
Controlled by
KGHM Polska Miedz S A
MSHA operator ID: 0052463
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 329
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2004–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
1,135
citations
192
significant & substantial
$977,282
proposed penalties
$867,209
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 2 fatalities · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 107 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 81 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 41 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 35 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 28 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
7
2024
1
2023
10
2022
10
2021
7
2020
13
2019
25
2018
27
2017
16
2016
12
2015
28
2014
13
2013
19
2012
15
2011
17
2010
13
2009
9
2008
12
2007
9
2006
21
2005
33
2004
12 (2f)
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
December 5, 2004
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Robinson Nevada Mining Company
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
December 5, 2004
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Robinson Nevada Mining Company
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING BOLTS ON THE "DUTCHMAN" ON AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL. THE DOOR OF THE DIPPER WAS BLOCKED OPEN WITH A METAL BAR THAT WAS WELDED IN PLACE. FOR REASONS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE BLOCKING BECAME DISPLACED AND THE DOOR CLOSED, PINNING TWO EMPLOYEES BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DIPPER.