Mining Incidents

Rossi Mine Metal/Non-Metal

N A Degerstrom Inc · Surface
Controlled by N A Degerstrom
elko, Elko County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600397

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
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
2003 Q2 811 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,616 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,941 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,303 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,532 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,716 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,437 1 0 183.9
2000 Q1 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

3 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

February 13, 2003 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
N A Degerstrom Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS CHANGING A BIT ON A BLAST HOLE DRILL. HE USED A 32" PIPE WRENCH ON HAMMER TO BREAK BIT LOOSE AND HIT HIS HAND WITH THE WRENCH.

January 20, 2003 NV · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
N A Degerstrom Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EE HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING TRUCK. HE THEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

December 17, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N A Degerstrom Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS REMOVING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE FROM THE RACK, WHICH HAD A 20" SNOW DRIFT IN FRONT OF IT.THE BOTTLE SHIFTED AS HE REMOVED IT, CAUSING HIMTO TWIST HIS KNEE. THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-04-02. AT THAT TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS TORN CARTILAGE. SURGERY IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 1-10-02.