Newmont USA Limited
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A miner was fatally injured when the miner was run over by the LHD loader the miner was operating underground.
Newmont USA Limited operator
Controlled by
Newmont Corporation
MSHA operator ID: L15317
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- Fatalities
- 9
- Total incidents
- 1962
- Mines on record
- 22
- Years on record
- 2000–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5,849
citations
1,097
significant & substantial
$5,463,797
proposed penalties
$4,312,994
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 fatalities · 51 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 185 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 fatality · 24 non-fatal
- HOISTING 1 fatality · 7 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality · 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 357 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2019
31
2018
38 (1f)
2017
65
2016
67
2015
77 (1f)
2014
61
2013
104 (1f)
2012
109 (1f)
2011
106 (1f)
2010
90
2009
82 (1f)
2008
110 (1f)
2007
60
Mines on record
- Emigrant NV
- Twin Creeks Mine NV
- Leeville NV
- Phoenix Mine NV
- Exodus NV
- South Area NV
- Mill 6 NV
- Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Com CO
- Long Canyon NV
- Genesis NV
- Twin Underground NV
- Pete Bajo NV
- Chukar NV
- Lone Tree Mine NV
- Midas Mine NV
- Sage Mill NV
- Deep Star NV
Fatalities under this operator
9 recorded
January 11, 2015
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
shaftcrew, shaft repair, skip tender, station tender
Fatality · HOISTING
Newmont USA Limited
· Struck against stationary object
The employee was fatally injured when he was travelling on a shaft conveyance and came in contact with the shaft furnishings.
June 2, 2013
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Newmont USA Limited
· Struck against a moving object
Employee was in the procees of building a berm when his loader went into the stope.
Newmont USA Limited
· Fall down raise, shaft or manway
A fatal accident occurred at the Exodus underground mine on Friday August 31st at approximately 13:30. The employee was preparing the top cut of the 4410-315 long hole stope, when he fell into the stope.
October 28, 2011
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · OTHER
Newmont USA Limited
· Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
While performing a section repair in sidewall of a large earthmover tire the associate was discovered unconscious and unresponsive inside the tire by a mining company worker.
Newmont USA Limited
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Surface Mine Engineering Sampler was backing up his flatbed pickup on a a drill pattern. A Drill Operator had dismounted his drill and was walking on the pattern. The drill operator walked behind the pickup and the sampler was not aware the the driller was there. The driller stopped walking and was run over by the flatbed pickup, resulting in fatal injuries.
Newmont USA Limited
· Struck by falling object
Two employees (welders) were dismantling a large tool rack. The welders were cutting 8'X4"X1/4" plate steel from the frame. The rack became unstable and tipped over on top of the employees. One employee sustained fatal injuries and the other received injuries to his back and legs.