Mining Incidents

Cind R Lite Cinder Cone Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas Allen
Lathrop Wells, Nye County, NV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2600101

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
125
citations
23
significant & substantial
$41,304
proposed penalties
$24,665
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 3,744 3 0 801.3
2025 Q3 4,190 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,630 3 1 826.4
2025 Q1 3,209 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,622 5 0 1380.5
2024 Q3 3,198 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,461 2 0 577.9
2024 Q1 3,338 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 1 incident

June 19, 2012 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Allied Building Materials Inc / Cind R Lite Block · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was using a hammer drill to drill into a concrete wall when the bit caught a piece of steel. The bit got stuck causing the drill to jerk his hands catching his fingers in the cord. This caused a break/dislocation to his right ring finger.

2005 · 1 incident

May 14, 2005 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Building Materials Inc / Cind R Lite Block · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S WERE CHANGING SCREENS ON SYMONS PLANT. EE WAS TALKING TO FELLOW EMPLOYEES, TURNED AND FELL THROUGH LADDER ACCESS OPENING. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS SHOULDER AND HANDS. DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER,FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB, SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.

2004 · 1 incident

July 14, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Building Materials Inc / Cind R Lite Block · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

When getting out of basket of aerial lift, basket sitting on ground, basket too close to steel beam, hand still on handrail after stepping to ground - basket sprang up, catching hand between basket handrail & steel beam.

2002 · 1 incident

July 19, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Building Materials Inc / Cind R Lite Block · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING ROCKS & DEBRIS FROM TOP OF GRIZZLY, EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN BENT PIPING. (GRIZZLY IS BUILT WITH 2" PIPING SPACED APPROX. 3" APART). HEAVY ROCKS HAD BENT PIPING ALLOWING ENOUGH SPACE FOR HIS FOOT TO SLIP THROUGH (HE WAS WEARING HARNESS & LANYARD). RIGHT KNEE CAUGHT BETWEEN PIPING, TWISTING KNEE & CAUSING HIP PAINS.