Mining Incidents

Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc. operator

Controlled by Barrick Gold Corp
MSHA operator ID: L16736

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
371
Mines on record
3
Years on record
2000–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,958
citations
454
significant & substantial
$2,090,953
proposed penalties
$1,703,472
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2019
6
2018
11
2017
16
2016
15
2015
9
2014
9
2013
17
2012
25
2011
15
2010
23
2009
22
2008
19
2007
28
2006
26
2005
41 (1f)
2004
27
2003
14
2002
4
2001
14 (1f)
2000
30 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
May 23, 2005 NV · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Barrick Turquoise Ridge, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

2 ELECTRICIANS INSPECTING A 13,800 VOLT TO 2400 VOLT TRANSFORMER NEAR COLLAR OF SHAFT #1. ONE ELECTRICIAN CONTACTED ONE OR MORE PHASES ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE TAPS RESULTING IN A FATAL ELECTROCUTION OF THE ELECTRICAL FOREMAN.

April 10, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Barrick Turquoise Ridge Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.