Mining Incidents

Desert Mountain Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bart Hiatt
Reno, Washoe County, NV  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 2602032

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2019
Latest incident
May 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
10
significant & substantial
$8,242
proposed penalties
$5,958
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
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q2 305 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,173 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

5 on file

2019 · 1 incident

May 28, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
A & K Earth Movers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While cutting a piece of pipe with a cutting torch, pipe fell off injuring fingers between it and another piece of pipe.

2008 · 1 incident

July 30, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
A & K Earth Movers Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a D10 dozer feeding a sand & gravel operation. A rock unseen by the operator rolled behind him and he backed onto it.

2007 · 1 incident

July 6, 2007 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
A & K Earth Movers Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the process of cleaning off a feeder screen. He pivoted to the left on his right leg and experienced a pop in his right knee.

2004 · 1 incident

July 23, 2004 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & K Earth Movers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting in the removal of a rock in the throat of the jaw crusher. The chain that was being used slipped off the rock and struck employees hand that was on the handrail fracturing the thumb on the rt. hand.

2002 · 1 incident

September 7, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER
A & K Earth Movers Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN BREEZY CONDITIONS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL OR DUST GOT INTO HIS EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING ALL PPE FOR THE JOB (WELDING HOOD AND SAFETY GLASSES) THE EE STARTED FEELING DISCOMFORT AND IRRITATION IN THE EYE.