Mining Incidents

MCCARREN PIT: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Washoe County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2600804

MSHA record for MCCARREN PIT (mine ID 2600804). 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
1986–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
Ownership history
  1. Nevada Paving Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. Granite Construction Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

MCCARREN 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

11 on file

1996 · 1 incident

June 25, 1996 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

1995 · 1 incident

December 6, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A KNIFE WHENIT SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

1990 · 2 incidents

April 11, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE END OFF OF A HOSE WITH HIS KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

January 15, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Company · Struck by falling object

CLIMBING LADDER ON LOADER WITH BUCKET TOOTH IN HAND DROPPED IT AND IT SMASHED OTHER HAND

1989 · 3 incidents

October 6, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR HEADPULLEY WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK A SHARP EDGE.

July 7, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ESTABLEISHING THAT THE SCREEN WAS FREE TO RUN AFTER REPAIRS, THE EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS HIS HAND BETWEEN THE COUNTER WEIGHT AND A 2ND DECK SCREEN BOLT.

1988 · 1 incident

February 23, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE ON THE JAW CRUSHER PLATFORM,A PRY BAR FELL ONTO THE FLYWHEEL PULLEY,FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE EAR/SCALP.

1986 · 3 incidents

August 19, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A HAUL TRUCK WHEN A TRUCK PASSING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THREW A ROCK FROM THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.

July 7, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WITH A POCKET KNIFE WHEN THE BLADE FOLDED UNDER AND CUT HIS FINGER.

June 2, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OUT AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.