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IMPOUNDMENT

220050670017 · 02/05/2005 · Newmont USA Limited

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
IMPOUNDMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
—
Activity
—
Injury source
—
Nature of injury
—
Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Newmont Corporation
Operator
Newmont USA Limited
Mine
2600500

Narrative

At 7:30 PM the Gold Quarry North Dump failed, approximately 10 million tons of waste rock and clay materail were displaced. Approximately 1.2 million tons will need to be removed from Nevada State Route 766 to open the road again. Incident was reported on 2-05-05 and we were instructed not to file a report at this time on 2/06/05.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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