Mining Incidents

Amrize Sloan Quarry #1001Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Las Vegas, Clark County, NV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2601845
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

2025 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning metal off of the metal magnet. While trying to remove a bolt from the magnet the employee finger poked by a piece of steel.

Fall from ladders

While using A-frame ladder to remove material from elevated beams, the RAM team member had already made several trips up/down the ladder. On way back up for another trip, ladder tipped over while EE was climbing, resulting in a fall. The RAM team member was taken to the hospital. Medical evaluation, including x-rays, revealed a fracture to both the tibia & fibula, requiring surgery

Rubbed or abraded

Metal plate had a burr causing a laceration to EE right hand.

2022 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was building scaffold over conveyor belt. Employee slipped 18 inches catching armpit on the scaffold bar. This dislocated EE's shoulder. Shoulder was put back in place same day.

Struck against a moving object

Miner drove a loader across feeder #1 when material had been removed. The plant operator had triggered feeder #1 and failed to communicate to the loader operator. The miner was injured as the wheels on the loader dropped into the feeder, causing miner to experience multiple body strains.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

While getting loaded the loader operator jarred the 777 haul truck that the employee was operating straining their neck and back. Employee's official notification date is in question. The official notification was given on 5/26/2021

2019 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Driving over bumps near the face causing EE to bounce around in the cab of the haul truck. Note: Initial treatment did not involve reportable treatments (restricted duty or prescriptions). Employee was released to full duty. On a follow up visit on 8/13/2019 employee was given prescriptions and was recommended therapy

2017 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

NOT WORK RELATED. Just after EE got to work EE began feeling chest pains. EE notified the safety coordinator. EE was transported to the Office to await emergency medical service. EMT's arrived the pain had decreased and the onsite EKG showed normal stat's. EE was transported to the hospital under the advice of the EMT's.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing up dozer to fuel the machine, as ee grabbed the grab bar ee right hand, ee left foot slipped causing ee to strain left shoulder.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While replacing the shaft guard on a D10 ripper laying on a work bench the injured felt a back strain.

2013 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

At 5:17 during the work place exam, an employee discovered a body at the clarifier, an unknown individual that came into the mine site and committed suicide according to metro police investigators.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Struck tooth on loader bucket with hammer while attempting to remove. A piece broke off striking the thigh

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee failed to wear safety glasses while walking accross the yard when the wind was blowing. Claimed to have gotten something in his left eye.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing large bull gear on roll crusher at Wash Plant One, using a 8 lb. hammer to strike a hammer wrench to secure the nut that holds the gear. Hammer glanced off wrench and hit left knee.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing a rock from Grizzley chute with a come a long. Chain slipped off the rock and rock smashed pinky finger.

2009 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Removing bolts on a truck differential, two bolts broke off as he was pushing and pulling and pulled a muscle in back.

Flash burns (electric)

Employee was repairing a power cable (S/O 480v) that was pulled out of strain relief. He was moving the cable to get slack for the repair. There was cut or worn spot that shorted out causing an arc that caused first and second degree burns on right hand and thumb.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee stepped down from a pedestal to a platform when he stumbled and tripped and fell towards the midrail of the handrail causing injury to forehead and nose. Employee received stitches on the forehead and had a bone fracture of the nose.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HIS BACK AND HIT HIS HEAD.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Went into the screen to clear a jam in the rock chute. Was getting out of the machine onto ladder, foot stuck and pivoted foot resulting in a strain/sprain to left ankle.

2004 · 6 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Setting screen box, crane raised. While raised employee reached up to check the load to twist it, and pinched his right thumb.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

while exiting the truck, missed the last step and slipped

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Crossing over drill, slipped, caught self with right arm (pulling shoulder)

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped off equipment in the rain.

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE LINER INTO THE CHUTE WITH THE CRANE, THE LINER WAS A LITTLE TOO WIDE, EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE CRANE OPERATOR & WAS TRIMMING THE LINER. THE LINER SLIPPED DOWN THE CHUTE & THE UPPER END CAME UP PINNING THE EMPLOYEE.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was changing a tool bar on a D9N dozer and hurt his right shoulder; told his supervisor his arm hurt, not that it was from the job. Never stating anything else, he then went to the doctor on 4/21/04. This is when he states it wasn't getting any better. Safety department received the paperwork from the job site on 4/29/04 to file this MSHA report.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

EE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM BAG HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED LANDING ON KNEE DUE TO WATER ON LADDER.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE STATES WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK ROCKS HE PULLED SHOULDER.

2001 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE A MOTOR SHAFT WITH A PIPE WRENCH. THE SHAFT FREE WHEELED, CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND HOPPE FRAME. LACERATION RT. INDEX FINGER REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WENT TO STAND UP, AFTER WALKING UNDER CONVEYER HE STOOD UP TOO SOON AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONVEYER, HE WAS WEARING HISHARD HAT.

Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLING A NEW GEAR BOX EE WAS HAMMERING WHILE A CHIVE 2 FT ABOVE HIM ON THE FRAME. HIS LEFT ARM WAS ON TOP OF THE GEAR BOX WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. CHIVE FELL ON LEFT WRIST.

2000 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES WHILE SHOVELING UNDER VSI HE PULLED MUSCLES

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING OUT DENTS IN A HOOD OF A TRUCK WHEN THE GRINDING WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND HITHIS LEG CAUSING A CUT WITH PIECES OF THE DISC EMBEDDED IN HIS LEG.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PICKED UP RAILROAD TIES TO SET ON FORKLIFT WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.

Fall from machine

EE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A LOADER AND SLIPPED JAMMING HIS LEFT KNEE.