Mining Incidents

Country River Pit: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

San Roc Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jeff E Fegert
Elko County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601827

MSHA record for Country River Pit (mine ID 2601827). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. San Roc Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Country River Pit sits in Elko County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 19.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Elko County, Nevada · Population 53,852
19.6%
Mining share of county employment
$83,427
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1984 · 5 incidents

April 13, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
San Roc Inc · Struck against stationary object

I WAS DIGGING UNDER A TAIL PULLEY & TURNED AROUND TO CHECK THE PLANT WHEN I STEPPED ON A NAIL.

March 10, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
San Roc Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLEANING GRAVEL BELT ON SCREENING PLANT, SLIPPED OFF. INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.

February 16, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
San Roc Inc · Struck against stationary object

I WAS CLEANING UNDER A TAIL PULLEY WHEN MY SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT AND SMASHED MY ARM DOWN ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

February 8, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
San Roc Inc · Fall down stairs

SLIPPED ON ICE.

January 13, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
San Roc Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE FEEDER ARM WAS STILL ON & I WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE DOZER TRACK OFF THE ARM WHEN IT FLIPPED OFF ON TO MY ARM

1983 · 6 incidents

November 11, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
San Roc Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE EDGE OF THE SAND SCREEN FRAME AND SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT FOUR FEET TO THE GROUND.

October 9, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
San Roc Inc · Struck by falling object

LEG BRACKETS HAD SUPPORTS WELDED TO THEM AS JERRY WENT TO HOOK UP LIFTING CABLES THE WELD BROKE CAUSING LEG BRACKETS TO FALL ON HIS LEG

September 8, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
San Roc Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOARD CAME LOOSE AND BUNKER HIT HIM ON THE MOUTH WENT TO DENTIST TO LOOK AT TEETH

June 27, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
San Roc Inc · Struck against stationary object

BUILDING CEMENT FORMS AND STEPPED ON NAIL.

March 19, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
San Roc Inc · Flash burns (welding)

FLASH BURNS-WAS NOT WEARING PROPER EYE PROTECTION WHILE HELPING CO-WORKER WELD.

January 27, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
San Roc Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE SPRAYING BELT DRESSING ONTO BELTS OF CONVEYOR THE DRESSING FLEW BACK INTO EMPLOYEES EYE CAUSING IRRITATION OF THE EYE