Mining Incidents

Rock Valley Community PitMetal/Nonmetal

Nyecon · Surface
Lathrop Wells, Nye County, NV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602680
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2010
Latest incident
Oct 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

The EE is regularly a truck driver. On this day he was filling in to help the mechanic repair a piece of equipment. The EE was wearing required protective gear. He was laying on the ground to brace the ripper, they were attempting to put a pin in, a metal chip flew and pierced his right forearm. He was unaware of the injury until he saw the blood.