One person was killed Thursday at the Nevada Ready Mix Lone Mountain gravel pit in northwest Las Vegas, state mine-safety officials said. The death triggered a response from the Nevada Mine Safety and Training Section as investigators launched an on-site review. Officials released few details while crews processed the scene.
State safety team on site
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Nevada Department of Business and Industry’s Mine Safety and Training Section dispatched a safety specialist to the Lone Mountain pit, the agency’s Teri Williams said in an email. The report notes that the person’s identity and cause of death have not been released, and that Nevada Ready Mix did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Nevada Ready Mix and the Lone Mountain pit
According to Nevada Ready Mix, the Lone Mountain operation is a longtime source of limestone, dolomite and other aggregate used in concrete, sand and gravel for local projects, and the company lists offices in Henderson. The deposit sits at the base of the Spring Mountains and has supplied material for road and construction work across the valley. Local reporting indicates there was no immediate public statement from the firm about Thursday’s fatality…