Mining Incidents

DONOVAN PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lynda M Donovan
Sparks, Washoe County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602317

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
36
citations
5
significant & substantial
$6,309
proposed penalties
$6,309
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 Q2 9,351 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,507 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,693 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,920 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,616 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,021 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,517 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 8,969 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

2 on file

2017 · 1 incident

October 17, 2017 NV · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
R T Donovan Company Inc · Contact with heat

Is thought employee became overheated/dehydrated-passed out when standing fully upright. Was wearing fleece lined pants/sweatshirt on warm afternoon-75 degrees. Employee lost consciousness very briefly. An employee working w/EE witnessed all & immediately ran over/EE was conscious responsive when the other employee reached EE. When lost consciousness, fell & hit head on the ground.

2001 · 1 incident

August 21, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
R T Donovan Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER COLLAPSED WHILE WALKING BETWEEN 2 PIECE OFHEAVY EQUIPMENT 911 WAS CALLED & CPR ADMIN. IMMEDIATELY EFFORTS OF ON SITE STAFF & EMERGENCY REPSONSES FAILED TO REVIVE. MINER WAS PRONOUNCED DE AD ON SITE. CORONER'S REPORT LISTS CAUSE OF DEATH AS: ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION" DUE TO ATHEROSCLEROTIC CORONARY ARTERY DISEAS