Worker hurt in fall at Nevada mine

Associated Press - November 16, 2009 12:04 PM ET

ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Federal and state mining officials are investigating an accident at a northeast Nevada gold mine that left one man injured after he fell about 90 feet.

The accident happened Friday at the Hollister underground mine in northwestern Elko County, owned by Great Basin Gold Ltd.

Company officials say the 36-year-old man was hospitalized in Winnemucca and then flown to a Reno hospital as a precaution.

His injuries were described as limited to cuts and a broken rib. U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration and state mine inspectors were notified.

Officials say he is expected to be OK. The man's name is being withheld at the request of his family.

Information from: Elko Daily Free Press, http://www.elkodaily.com