Mining Incidents

MCCARREN PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Washoe County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600804

MSHA record for MCCARREN PIT (mine ID 2600804). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1986–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1996 · 1 incident

June 25, 1996 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

1995 · 1 incident

December 6, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A KNIFE WHENIT SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

1990 · 2 incidents

April 11, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE END OFF OF A HOSE WITH HIS KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

January 15, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Company · Struck by falling object

CLIMBING LADDER ON LOADER WITH BUCKET TOOTH IN HAND DROPPED IT AND IT SMASHED OTHER HAND

1989 · 3 incidents

October 6, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR HEADPULLEY WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK A SHARP EDGE.

July 7, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ESTABLEISHING THAT THE SCREEN WAS FREE TO RUN AFTER REPAIRS, THE EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS HIS HAND BETWEEN THE COUNTER WEIGHT AND A 2ND DECK SCREEN BOLT.

1988 · 1 incident

February 23, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE ON THE JAW CRUSHER PLATFORM,A PRY BAR FELL ONTO THE FLYWHEEL PULLEY,FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE EAR/SCALP.

1986 · 3 incidents

August 19, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A HAUL TRUCK WHEN A TRUCK PASSING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THREW A ROCK FROM THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.

July 7, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WITH A POCKET KNIFE WHEN THE BLADE FOLDED UNDER AND CUT HIS FINGER.

June 2, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OUT AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.

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