Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Steven C Heaton
Boise, Ada County, ID  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1001634

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
26
significant & substantial
$27,628
proposed penalties
$27,628
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
2025 Q4 2,114 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,616 1 0 276.5
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 525 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,301 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,507 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,002 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

April 8, 2025 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving a sign and got EE's hand caught between the sign and the ground.

April 4, 2025 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Western Construction Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Removing a seized bolt from the Terex screen plant. Grinder was the best option to remove. While cutting the bolt, EE was grinding when sparks attached to EE's clothing under EE's safety vest and caught EE's t-shirt, flannel shirt and safety vest on fire.

2022 · 1 incident

February 14, 2022 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Western Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

While backing up with head turned back, the dozer shifted on a rock suddenly and hit another rock which caused a whipping action & strained EE's neck.

2021 · 1 incident

November 23, 2021 ID · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Construction Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The ground had some elevated areas where a person could stumble and fall if not paying attention to the surroundings. Employee sustained a back strain from tripping and falling next to the #2 screen plant.

2017 · 1 incident

April 6, 2017 ID · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman POWERED HAULAGE
Western Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Conveyor belt stopped due to material build up. Employee went to clear material and belt rolled backwards. This caught employee's hand and pulled the arm into tail pulley. This broke employee's forearm. *After investigation it was determined the belt tightened back onto the roller after material was removed which trapped EE's forearm.

2016 · 2 incidents

November 7, 2016 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

Releasing pin that holds oxygen tank retainer pin came loose striking employee in mouth

May 7, 2016 ID · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Construction Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Releasing cam locks on hose connected to water pump. Steam released the hose burning left side of body.

2013 · 1 incident

September 3, 2013 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Construction Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Leaned over to close cab door on loader, pulled muscles around rib area.

2007 · 1 incident

July 30, 2007 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was welding on a roller on the feeder conveyor when he twisted his knee.

2003 · 2 incidents

September 7, 2003 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Western Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING A PADDLE WHEEL SCRAPER REMOVING OVERBURDEN FOR A GRAVEL SOURCE. THE TERRAIN WAS ROUGH CAUSING IRRITATION TO THE NECK AND BACK.

September 7, 2003 ID · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Western Construction Inc · No Value Found

Indivdual was operating a paddle wheel scraper removing overburden for a gravel source. The terrain was rough causing irritaion to the neck and back.

2000 · 1 incident

October 2, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Western Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE FEEDING CRUSHER WITH DOZER PRE EXISTING BACK CONDITION WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE CONSTANT JARRING OF RUNNING DOZER