Preliminary investigation finds employee operating loader over-traveled, falling down stope.
Nevada Gold Mines LLC operator
Controlled by
Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA Limited
MSHA operator ID: 0165474
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- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 785
- Mines on record
- 22
- Years on record
- 2019–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
6,343
citations
582
significant & substantial
$5,587,324
proposed penalties
$4,933,112
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 54 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 62 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 228 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 141 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 53 non-fatal
- HOISTING 50 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
48
2025
106 (1f)
2024
128
2023
123 (1f)
2022
146 (1f)
2021
96
2020
94
2019
44
Mines on record
- South Area NV
- Turquoise Ridge NV
- Leeville NV
- Twin Creeks Mine NV
- Cortez District-Underground NV
- Goldstrike Mine NV
- Mill 6 NV
- Cortez District NV
- Phoenix Mine NV
- Meikle Mine NV
- Goldrush NV
- Twin Underground NV
- El Nino NV
- Arturo NV
- Mill/Autoclave Operations NV
- Pete Bajo NV
- Roaster Operations NV
- Emigrant NV
- Genesis NV
- Exodus NV
- Rita K NV
- Long Canyon NV
Fatalities under this operator
3 recorded
September 29, 2025
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Nevada Gold Mines LLC
· Struck against a moving object
January 23, 2023
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · MACHINERY
Nevada Gold Mines LLC
· Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A utility crew was assigned to complete rehab work at the 1600 haulage corridor, which entailed removing utility lines. A team of three employees were utilizing a scissor deck with a pipe handler to remove 10" steel pipe. They had removed one pipe section and were starting to disconnect the second pipe when they sustained injuries.
February 14, 2022
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Nevada Gold Mines LLC
· Struck against a moving object
EE involved in a powered haulage incident at stope between 4010 and 4070 levels resulting in fatal injuries. Investigation ongoing. There are seven additional NGM investigators.