THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A ROLLER, IN A ROLLER FRAME FOR A CONVEYOR. THE FRAME WAS ON THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP ON THE ROLLER WITH A BAR, WITH A HOOK END. WHEN THE ROLLER CAME FREE, THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND BAR CAME UP STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH AND DAMAGED HIS TEETH.
Portable Crushing Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Ranstrom Mining & Construction, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Gene M Ranstrom
Winnemucca,
Humboldt County,
NV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602385
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- Apr 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,887
proposed penalties
$1,595
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q4 | 1,023 | 1 | 0 | 977.5 |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,529 | 1 | 0 | 654.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,033 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,902 | 6 | 0 | 2067.5 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,195 | 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 file2003 · 1 incident
April 17, 2003
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramco · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2000 · 1 incident
February 1, 2000
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramco · Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BUSHINGS ON THE CONTROL LINKAGE OF THE BOBCAT LOADER. THE EMPLOYEE HAD RAISED THE OPERATOR'S CAB AND BLOCK IT UP WITH A BOARD. WHILE CHANGING THE BUSHINGS THE BOARD C AME OUT AND DROPPED THE CAB DOWN ON THE EMPLOYEE'S BODY. AFTER BEING EXAMINED AT THE WINNEMUCCA HOSPITAL ER, THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THE EE WAS BADLY BANGED AND BRUISED.