Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Plant Metal/Non-Metal

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 file

2003 · 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)

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.

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.