Mining Incidents

Rainbow Quarries Metal/Non-Metal

Las Vegas Rock Inc · Surface
Controlled by Steve Wickman
Henderson, Clark County, NV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2602174

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Jan 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
184
citations
48
significant & substantial
$50,338
proposed penalties
$49,624
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 3,241 1 0 308.5
2025 Q3 3,511 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,050 7 3 1728.4
2025 Q1 3,676 4 1 1088.1
2024 Q4 4,326 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,479 2 0 446.5
2024 Q2 3,818 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,790 1 1 263.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2013 · 1 incident

January 28, 2013 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Las Vegas Rock Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Unclear at this time. While inspecting equipment prior to crushing, EE stated he heard a noise coming from the feeder motor. Power off/locked out, he attempted to rotate a pulley belt to replicate noise. Belt rolled backwards pinching the second finger on his left hand between the belt and pulley.

2000 · 1 incident

February 15, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Las Vegas Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WEATHER CONDITIONS GOOD--MAKING FLAGSTONE & CHISEL HAD STARTED TO MUSHROOM AT TOP. WHILE POUNDING ON CHISEL A PIECE BROKE OFF AND EMBEDDED IN THE EE'S LEFT FOREARM.