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Pardo Pit: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dan E Hooker
Elko County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601818

MSHA record for Pardo Pit (mine ID 2601818). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Harney Rock & Paving Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pardo 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

4 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING AROUND3ROLLER AND BELT ON CRUSHER,ROLLER CAUGHT LEFT HAND AND PULLED HAND AND ARM THROUGH BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT,CALLED FOR HELP.(NAME)HEARD AND WENT TO HELP HIM,SHUTTING DOWN BELT A ND ROLLER,ALSO 4NAME) CAME TO HELP.(NAME)TOOK HIM TO DOCTOR AS SOON AS HAND AND ARM FREE. ROLLS AND BELT ON CRUSHER.

September 15, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ATTEMPTING TO 1ULL OUT A STUCK DRAGLINE WITH DOZER USING CABE SHAKLE BROKE-CABLE WENT TRHU DOZER CAB BREAKING WINDOW & HITTING WORKERS RT SHOULDER & HEAD WITH THE END OF CABLE CAUSING CONCUSS ION. 3

1986 · 1 incident

March 20, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

JUMPED OFF CONV9YOR BELT WHERE WORKING THOUGHT HE SPRAINED ANKLE AFTER GOING TO DOCTOR HE FOUND HE HAD TORN LIGNMENT AND WAS PUT IN A SHORT CAST.

1985 · 1 incident

November 4, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Fall from machine

I NAME CAT OPERATOR WAS STANDING ON CAT TRACKS LOST BALANCE FELL TO THE GROUND,LANDED ON FEET BUT FELT A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN SO HE WENT INTO MEDICAL CLINIC,THEY SENT HIM DIRECT TO HOSPITAL,HE W WENT DIRECT TO SURGERY FOR TROGEN TESTICLE.