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Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

American Silica Inc · Surface

Controlled by Kent Fitch

las vegas, Nye County, NV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2602430

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2001–2002
Latest incident: Nov 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

138

citations

significant & substantial

$14,745

proposed penalties

$9,490

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	Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1	0	0
2008 Q4	0	0
2008 Q3	424	0	0.0
2008 Q2	520	0	0.0
2008 Q1	1,600	1	625.0
2007 Q4	626	0	0.0
2007 Q3	712	0	0.0
2007 Q2	2,421	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

5 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

November 6, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

American Silica Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ONT HE EXCAVATOR WITH OTHER. OTHER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BEND A BROCKETT AFTER HEATING IT AND MISSED WITH THE 8TH SLEDGE HE WAS USING AND HIT HIM IN THE CENTER OF THE CHEST.

August 22, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

American Silica Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE MATERIAL FLOW ON A SCREEN. HE SLIPPED ON FINE SAND AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON AN ANGLE IRON STRUT.

March 7, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

American Silica Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPLAICNG BELTS ON CONVEYOR DRIVE MOTOR WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELTS & PULLEY.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 5, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

American Silica Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A BELT ON THE VIBRATING SCREENS AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PULLEY AND THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WAS CUT OFF.

August 10, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Tri-States Rock & Mineral Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PUTTING A JEREC ON A SCREEN SHAKER, WHEN HE CUT THE WEB OF THE THUMB & INDEX FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.