Mining Incidents

DAYTON MATERIALSMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Eagle Materials Inc
Dayton, Lyon County, NV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2602412
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

a newly hired laborer for the Dayton pit went to the pit supervisor and informed them that EE had hurt EEs wrist shoveling from the previous day. The employee said that EE was using a shovel to clean off a concrete pad that had build-up on it and the shovel lip caught crack in the concrete, which caused the shovel to stop moving abruptly, which is when EE said the pain occurred.

2025 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

employee was helping step Eco blocks up for new crusher and got EE's left leg caught between two blocks and hurt both left knee and ankle.

2023 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

while employee was helping change screens the employee was loosening 2 bolts to release tension bar and it smashed their left thumb

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Contractor employee (Kimball Equipment) was reinstalling the wedge into the cone. It wasn't sitting all the way in and the employee reached down to feel why it wasn't. It dropped into place catching EE's left pinky finger, taking the tip of the finger off.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Miner was greasing belt take up/ bearings and roller while belt was running to identify which bearing was squealing and going bad. Miner removed guard to conduct greasing and while greasing the grease line got caught on belt and pulled miner's hand under roller between belt

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was doing clean up on the ground near crusher and conveyor when a rock rolled and bounced off the head end of the feed conveyor and struck employee in the back. The conveyor was lightly loaded at time. Contusion and hairline fracture to back.

2004 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While changing drive a bolt on the cedar rapids 6x20 2 deck wet screen-the plant was locked out tagged out the belt slipped and pinched ee middle finger on his left hand-he was wearing both gloves and safety glasses laceation on middle finger left hand.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRACK THE OVERHEAD FEED BELT FOR THE WET PLANT, THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED A BUILD-UP ON THE FEED ROLLERS AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE BUILD-UP BY USING A LADDER OF THE SAFETY FEN CE TO SUPPORT HIMSELF WHILE USING A PUTTY KNIFE TO SCRAPE THE GUIDE PULLEY. CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING AND PULLED HIM IN.