Belt Foreman

May 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM

Lone Mountain Pit · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Nevada Ready Mix Corporation (MCC Development Corporation)

Clark County, NV

Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

A contract mechanic/welder hired by another contractor was fatally injured when the ammonium nitrate auger EE was attempting to extract from a pipe exploded.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 3 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

MSHA fatality report: MSHA's report page for this fatality
Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 220261480017 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 2602142
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220261480017 · Mine ID 2602142 Trainer view →