Mining Incidents

Star Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Hecla Silver Valley, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Hecla Mining Company
Kellogg, Shoshone County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000086

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2011–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
13
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,592
proposed penalties
$1,592
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2 132 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,385 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,470 8 0 5442.2
2012 Q2 400 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 124 2 0 16129.0
2011 Q3 100 1 0 10000.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 3 incidents

October 4, 2012 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Hecla Silver Valley, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was installing rock bolts in rib and debris got into his eye. He worked through his entire shift. When waking up the next morning, he immediately noticed that the debris did not wash out, went to his eye doctor and had it removed, and reported the incident at the corporate office.

July 17, 2012 ID · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Hecla Silver Valley, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE was drilling with jackleg drill when the steel shanked and caused his right hand to hit the D-Handle of the machine.

June 4, 2012 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hecla Silver Valley, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing rock bolts in the ribs of the 2000 level past the Star switch when he got something in his eye. He continued to work through the end of shift. At shift end, his eye was still bothering him as the debris did not wash out. He reported the debris at the company's office on June 5, 2012 at 11:45 a.m.

2011 · 1 incident

November 1, 2011 ID · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Hecla Silver Valley, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was tasked to weld. Employee misused a welding helmet. The helmet was for use with a hard had (required clips). The employee did not use it with a had had and instead held the helmet in place with one hand, thus making the equipment ineffective and causing flash burns.