Mining Incidents

Rmgc Smoky Valley Common Oper Explor Dec: 12 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

J S Redpath Corp · Underground
Controlled by Deilmann-Haniel
Nye County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602119

MSHA record for Rmgc Smoky Valley Common Oper Explor Dec (mine ID 2602119). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. J S Redpath Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rmgc Smoky Valley Common Oper Explor Dec sits in Nye County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 7.3% 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.
Nye County, Nevada · Population 53,207
7.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,975
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

May 29, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J S Redpath Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SCRAP METAL FROM DUMP TRUCK. PULLED/LIFTED ON METAL STRAIN BACK.

April 18, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J S Redpath Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS WORKING ON LHD & STRAINED BACK BACK HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVLY WORSE. DR HAS EXAMINED HIM & BELIEVES HE SHOULD NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DR EXAM 6/20.

1989 · 9 incidents

December 6, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
J S Redpath Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING, STEEL RETAINER CAME OFF, THREW EMPLOYEE DOWN. MEDICATION ISSUED.

November 6, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J S Redpath Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HIT ELBOW SEVERAL TIMES MEDICATION WAS NEEDED

October 29, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J S Redpath Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SKIN IRRITATION SLOWLY BOT WORSE AND MEDICATION ISSUED.

October 29, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J S Redpath Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP REMOVING BEARING WITH RUBBER HAMMER. HAMMER BOUNCED BACK & HIT EMPLOYEE IN NOSE.

October 19, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J S Redpath Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPL BREAKING DOWN LONG HOLE STEEL HIT COUPLING WITH HAMMER,FOREIGN OBJECT HIT EYE.

September 28, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
J S Redpath Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM.