U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
· Struck by falling object
Miner was working in the 3200-033 raise. EE was bolting the hanging wall. A large wedge slipped off the wall and pinned the Miner to the foot wall causing fatal crushing injuries.
Americas Gold and Silver Corporation controller
MSHA controller ID: 0151001
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 150
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 2019–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
452
citations
78
significant & substantial
$210,068
proposed penalties
$192,790
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
- HOISTING 33 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 31 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 20 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 20 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 8 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
8
2025
19
2024
21
2023
19 (1f)
2022
15
2021
25
2020
31
2019
12
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Galena ID
- Crescent Mine ID
- Relief Canyon Mine NV