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Dry Creek Mill Site Metal/Non-Metal

National Oilwell Varco, LP · Surface

Controlled by National Oilwell Varco Inc

Jackpot, NV, Elko County, NV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2602646

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2008–2015
Latest incident: Nov 2015

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

citations

significant & substantial

$5,825

proposed penalties

$5,394

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
2021 Q1	16	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	41	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	61	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	253	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	12	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	38	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	20	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	236	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

7 on file

2015 · 1 incident

November 6, 2015 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

National Oilwell Varco, LP · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was cleaning the plant area, rolled a 2" x ~15' suction hose, and placed on the floor. At the time the hose was placed on the floor he apparently twisted his back. An 11/9/15 physician's report indicates that the employee's diagnosis was "Lumbosacral strain / R Sciatic neuralgia", and states that the employee "is totally incapacitated at this time".

2014 · 1 incident

June 27, 2014 NV · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

National Oilwell Varco, LP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As the employee attempted to remove cattle from the mill site, a cow "charged" the employee. The employee jumped off an embankment to avoid the cow and injured his heel as he landed on the roadway. Accident did not involve compliance issues, mine equipment or mining system, or miner related skills training or attitude. Required PPE was utilized at the time of injury.

2012 · 1 incident

February 26, 2012 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

National Oilwell Varco, LP · Struck by flying object

Worker was working by air compressor fixing jig screens. The extra jig screens were resting against compressor. The compressor fell over, breaking one of the fittings. It caused a blast of air, the worker ended up on the floor-five feet from original position, and a cloud of dust occurred. the worker got metal fragments in his eye. He had his safety glasses on.

2011 · 2 incidents

June 18, 2011 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

National Oilwell Varco, LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was using the cutting torch and some of the dirt flew under my safety glasses and into his eye. Dirt in Right eye.

June 18, 2011 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

National Oilwell Varco, LP · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Strained Right arm while shoveling at the mill under the jiggs.

2010 · 1 incident

May 24, 2010 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

National Oilwell Varco, LP · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling mud (barite) up off the floor into the shaker (dewatering screen), which is about 5 foot high and his knee gave out on him. This is a repetition job to keep his area clear of hazards and clean as needed.

2008 · 1 incident

July 31, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

SPIRIT MINERALS LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Upset employee, wouldn't fill out paper work, tried to bully supervisor, supervisor got in pickup to leave, employee stuck his foot under pickup tire. Tire ran over foot, nothing broken in foot - bruised (hospital x-ray).