EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
MCCARREN PIT: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
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
- Nevada Paving Inc 1950 to 1980
- Granite Construction Company 1980 to present
MCCARREN PIT sits in Washoe County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.Reportable incidents
11 on file1996 · 1 incident
1995 · 1 incident
EE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A KNIFE WHENIT SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
1990 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE END OFF OF A HOSE WITH HIS KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
CLIMBING LADDER ON LOADER WITH BUCKET TOOTH IN HAND DROPPED IT AND IT SMASHED OTHER HAND
1989 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR HEADPULLEY WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK A SHARP EDGE.
WHILE CLIMBING OFF EQUIPMENT THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN, THROWING THE EMPLOYEE OFF BALNCE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
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
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
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.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WITH A POCKET KNIFE WHEN THE BLADE FOLDED UNDER AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OUT AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.