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Helms Rock & Sand Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Helms Rock & Sand · Surface
Washoe County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600449

MSHA record for Helms Rock & Sand Pit (mine ID 2600449). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. Helms Rock & Sand 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Helms Rock & Sand Pit sits in Washoe County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Washoe County, Nevada · Population 491,770
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$85,600
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Helms Rock & Sand · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WALKING BESIDE 7ONVEYOR BELT IN TUNNEL AND TRIPPED OVER SOMETHING-PART OF THE BASE-AND LURCHED FORWARD.SOUGHT TO CATCH HIMSELF -THRUST RIGHT ARM INTO BELT AREA.IT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND S UPPORT AND IT L5CERATED TOP OF HAND,RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AND WRENCHED HIS WRIST.

February 13, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Helms Rock & Sand · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A LARGE CHUNK O0 CLAYEY SOIL PLUGGED THE HEAD OF THE SCREENING PLANT THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING THE LOADER OPERATOR TO USE HIS BUCKET TO BREAK UP THE CLOD AS HE TOLD THE LOADER OPERATOR TO TI LT THE BUCKET H9 WAS IN THE WAY AND THE BUCKET BANGED AGAINST HIS LEFT LEG BRUSING IT AND FRACTURING A BONE BETWEEN THE KNEE AND ANKLE

1983 · 1 incident

September 1, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Helms Rock & Sand · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INDIVIDUAL WAS WORKING AT END OF CONVEYOR AT THE END OF TUNNEL UNDER MOUND OF MATERIAL. WHILE VB BELT WAS RUNNING HR REACHED IN TO REMOVE ROCKS FROM BELT. HIS ARM BECAME CAUGHT AND WAS TORN FR OM HIS BODY BETWEEN ELBOW AND SHOULDER. HE HAD BEEN TOLD BY HIS SUPERVISOR TO SHUT THE BELT OFF BEFORE CLEANING ROCKS OFF THE UNDERNEATH PORTION. HE FAILED TO DO SO.