Employee adjusting and pulling a sample. The sampler slid off the blocks and landed on employee's right thumb. Cut right thumb, received four stitches.
Portable Crusher #2 Metal/Non-Metal
Western Construction Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Steven C Heaton
Boise,
Ada County,
ID
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1001643
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2004–2021
- Latest incident
- Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
121
citations
27
significant & substantial
$29,608
proposed penalties
$28,503
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 | 2,066 | 2 | 0 | 968.1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,729 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,878 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,263 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 499 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,597 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 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
3 on file2021 · 1 incident
June 14, 2021
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Construction Inc · Struck by falling object
2020 · 1 incident
April 27, 2020
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Lifting guard into place. Tweeked back. Ice the area and restrict movement and lifting.
2004 · 1 incident
Western Construction Inc · No Value Found
Setting chute to screen plant. Chute was checked to insure it was secure. Crane was unhooked from chute. Hook caught chute as it was moving out of the way and dislodged the chute. Employee and chute fell to the ground appx. 3-4 feet. then fell over. Employees ribs were bruised/broke and two fingers dislocated.