EE WAS WORKING IN A MANBASKET BEING LIFTED BY A BOOM CRANE, WHEN CABLE FROM CRANE SUPPORTING MANBASKET BROKE DROPPING BASKET AND CRANE SHEAVE BLOCK. CRANE SHEAVE BLOCK WEIGHS APPROX. 400 LBS A ND DROPPED ON THE EE CAUSING FATALITY.
Lathrop Mill: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
Lathrop Mill has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 52
- Years on record
- 1983–2004
- Latest incident
- Jan 2004
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Lathrop Mill has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2003-07-22, 23 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
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| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
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| 2003-07-22 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.52 | 2.95 | 0.18 | Bagging Operator |
| 2003-07-22 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.19 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2000-11-16 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 1.31 | Bagging Operator | ||
| 2000-11-16 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | Bagging Operator | ||
| 2000-11-16 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.32 | Front-end Loader Operator |
Lathrop Mill recorded 4.64 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
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| 2004 * | 4.64 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2003 * | 10.67 | 7.12 | 0.000 |
| 2002 * | 18.79 | 11.27 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 13.86 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 10.27 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- American Borate Company 1950 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2002 | 24 |
| 2001 | 27 |
| 2000 | 27 |
Lathrop Mill sits in Nye County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 7.3% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q2 | 867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,090 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 702 | 1 | 0 | 1424.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,075 | 2 | 0 | 329.2 |
| 2004 Q3 | 10,226 | 2 | 0 | 195.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2004 Q2 | 12,912 | 4 | 3 | 309.8 |
| 2004 Q1 | 13,851 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 14,114 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 14,516 | 17 | 5 | 1171.1 |
| 2003 Q2 | 13,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 13,944 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 13,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 13,972 | 4 | 0 | 286.3 |
| 2002 Q2 | 12,673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 13,272 | 3 | 2 | 226.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 13,178 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 13,146 | 2 | 0 | 152.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 15,411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 15,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 14,451 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 15,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 14,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 14,005 | 4 | 1 | 285.6 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
51 on file (excluding fatalities above)2004 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SAMPLE BUCKET. UPON SHAKING THE BUCKET SHE LOST HER BALANCE, SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW CAUSING A SPRAIN.
2003 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BATTERIES ON A 966 FRONT END LOADER, HE BENT DOWN TO GET A WRENCH, HE RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR FRAME CAUSING A CUT - NEEDING STITCHES.
EE WAS RUNNING DOWN STEPS AND RAN INTO CORNER OF A PIPE, INJURING LEFT SIDE RIB AREA.
UNCERTAIN. NO COMPANY ACCIDENT REPORT RECEIVED. NOTIVIED BY DOCTOR 1/20/03. INFORMATION RECEIVED WAS INCOMPLETE. THIS CLAIM IS CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION.
2002 · 5 incidents
EE WAS TIGHTENING A BEARING WITH A WRENCH SLIPPED AND EE HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON SOME SHARP METAL, CAUSING A CUT.
EE WAS RUNNING A WATERED DOWN LAB SAMPLE THAT CONTAINED A .04 ACID. THE SAMPLE SPLASHED WHEN THE VACUUME SUCKED THE BOTTLE CORK INTO THE SOLUTION, CAUSING IT TO SPLATTER EE'S FACE AND SHIRT-CA USING SKIN IRRITATION.
EE STEPPING OFF OF A LOADER STEPPED ON ROCK SPRAINING LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS PULLING ON BAG HOUSE DOOR WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE TRYING TO INSTALL MISSING TIRE ON LOADER, LIFTING WITH BAR HAD A HERNIA.
2001 · 4 incidents
WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS USING COMEALONG HOIST HE WAS PUSHING WITH LEFT LEG AND BODY. WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED STRIKING AGAINST A STEEL POST HURTING LEFTANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER DRYER AREA WHEN A CRYSTAL FELL DOWN FROM CRYSTAL BOX HITTING HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS PUSHING WET OR MATERIAL THRU GRIZZLY HOPPER CHUTE WH4EN BAR HE WAS USINGSTRUCK EDGE OF BIN, CAUSING CUT BETWEEN RIGHT HAND THUMB & FORFINGER NEEDING STITCHES.
EE WAS WALKING AT CRUSHER AREA-HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD FELL AND HURT RIGHT WRIST.
2000 · 4 incidents
EE WAS WALKING AT DRYER AREA, WHEN SHE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE CAUSING SOME SWELLING.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN INSERTING A THIN GLASS TUBING BACK INTO A RUBBER HOSE. GLASS TUBING SLIPPED CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND TO MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EE WAS SENT TO LAS VEGAS FOR COMPANY PARTS WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON MAIN STREET, WHEN SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE
REPETATIVE MOTION.
1999 · 3 incidents
WORKER WAS LIFTING PALLET AND PLACING TO BAG MATERIAL. HE TURNED WITH A PALLET.
WRIST AND HAND STARTED HURTING WHILE RUNNING SAMPLE TEST.
EE WAS CARRYING 3 GALLONS OF WATER & TRIPPED ON TORN CARPET AT THRESHOLD OF DOORWAY FALLING & HURTING RIGHT KNEE
1998 · 1 incident
EE WAS OPERATING THE DOZER, HE TURNED AROUND TO BACK UP LIFTING HIS ARM, HEARD & FELT A POP DISLOCATING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
1997 · 1 incident
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING OFF A BULK TANKER TRUCK WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIS HARD HAT OFF HIS HEAD EE REACHED FOR HIS HAT, LOST HIS BALANCE & FOOTING, FALLING OFF TANKER APPROXIMATLEY 11 FT
1996 · 1 incident
GETTING OFF THE FORKLIFT EE STEPPED INTO A POTHOLE AND TWISTED ANKLE.
1995 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A MAN BASKET BEING LIFTED BY A BOOM CRANE, WHEN CABLE FROM CRANE SUPPORTING MAN BASKET BROKE DROPPING BASKET AND CRANE SHEAVE BLOCK. CRANE SHEAVE BLOCK WEIGHS APPROX 4 00 LBS AND DROPPED ONTO THE MANBASKET STRIKING EMPLOYEE CAUSING INJURY.
1994 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS SWEEPING AND FELL BACKWRAD'S OVER A TAIL PULLY GUARD THEN FELL TO THE CEMENT. STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A TRUNNION INTO A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TURN A LUG NUT WHITH A LUG WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED & IT HIS HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
1993 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON DOZER TRACK, FALLING OFF HURTING HIS BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
1992 · 1 incident
54736YEE WAS SPLITTING A PUM PCASE WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL, EMPLOYEE MISSED SHISEL AND HAMMER STRUCK DISTAL MIDDLE FINGER PART AGAINST PUMP CASE CAUSING A BRUISED FINGER.
1991 · 2 incidents
WHILE CLEANING UP UNDER CATCHING EE SLIPPED ON STEPPIN CONCRETE PAD DONE TO COLEMAN TO PRODUCT ONE PAD.
I NAME & I NAME WERE REMOVING PINS ON LOADER BUCKET I NAME LEFT & THEN RETURNED MINUTES LATER I NAME WAS NOT AWARE OF I NAME PRESCENCEK & STRUCK AT THE PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING A PUNCH TO COME OUT WHICH HIT I NAME ON THE HEAD
1990 · 1 incident
HE WAS HOLDING PEICE OF METAL WHILE HE DRILLED A HOLE INIT. THE DRILL BIT BROKE AND THE DRILL HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING CUT ON TOP OF HAND HE WENT TO DR. BECUASE CUT WAS NOT HEALING R ETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.
1988 · 1 incident
EMPL BLOWING CALCINER TUBE WITH AIR LANCE WHEN HOT PRODUCT BLEW BACK MAKING CONTACT WITH EMPL NECT AND RIGHT ARM.
1985 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT TIRE AAND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHEN REMOVING TIRE FROM BELLY DUMP TRAILER AND STRAINED GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING CLEANING OUT AN AIR COOLER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON REACHED FOR COOLER AND CUT LEFT THUMB ON SHARP EDGE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES
EMPL GETTING OFF LOADER PLACED FOOT IN WRONG PLACE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HANDRAIL STRIKING TAILBONE.
EMPL WORKING IN LAB WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN CABINET AND DOOR FLEW STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT THIGH AND CALF AREA CAUSING BRUISE.
1984 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN A HURRY AND WALKED INTO A SAMPLE BUCKET STAND CAUSING LACERATION TO UPPER RIGHT THIGH REQUIRING 9 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT THUMB ON RIGHT HAND
LIFTING 1X30X30INCH PLATE INTO POSITION EMPLOYEE STRAINED ELBOW WHILE LIFTING
CLIMBING STEPS-MISTUDGED STEP UP TO SPLATFORM AND FELL STRIKING LEFT KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISCMOUNTING THE CL-40 SKID STEES LOADER. AND SLIPPED FROM STEP POINT AND FELL STRIKING SHIN AND ANKLE.
1983 · 9 incidents
EMP WAS ADJUSTING A FAN THAT WAS RUNNING FINGERS GOT CAUGHT IN BLADES CUTTING THEM
EMP WAS ADJUSTING A PUMP WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM IT AND SLIPPED AND FELL
WHILE WORKING UNDER TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLID FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ON CRIPPER AND HIT TOP OF HEAD ON PROTRUDING BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ICE AND STEPPED ON ICE CUBE TWISTING ANKLE. DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 9-13-83.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE AND FLIPPED IT OVER CAUSING PAIN TO RT ARM.
INSTALLING CLUTCH IN TRUCK, WHEN LIFTING STRAINED BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE WORKING ON KNEES IN ELUTRAIATOR TANK HE FELT PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DESCENDING FROM A PRODUCT TRUCK AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE CAUSING A TWISTING ACTION TO LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A LARGE HAMMER WHEN IT MISSED THE TARGET CAUSING A HYPEREXTENSION OF LEFT ARM.