Mining Incidents

CRUSHER UNIT #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Cottonwood, Idaho County, ID  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1001667

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2015–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
42
citations
7
significant & substantial
$5,507
proposed penalties
$5,507
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 3,230 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q4 2,882 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,102 1 0 243.8
2023 Q2 3,591 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,656 1 0 376.5
2022 Q4 3,620 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

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 15, 2025 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Seubert Excavators Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was helping repair a conveyor belt that was torn in two different areas. After the first area was repaired, the employee was rolling the V-Belts to advance the belt to a better position for repair when employee's left hand was pulled into the V-Belt sheave, almost completely severing the thumb.

2019 · 1 incident

February 15, 2019 ID · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was working under the crusher feeder and a rock fell off the feeder and hit employee on top of hard hat. Employee had some pain in neck so ee went to the clinic to have to check out.

2018 · 3 incidents

July 9, 2018 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Seubert Excavators Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping set a conveyor. When the leg of the conveyor was set down by the crane it was set on employee's foot. Employee has sought medical attention.

July 3, 2018 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping free a boulder caught in the jaw crusher and smashed hand while using a sledge hammer causing an open wound on hand. Employee went to hospital to get it dressed.

January 15, 2018 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seubert Excavators Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling gravel and strained shoulder.

2016 · 1 incident

February 26, 2016 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Seubert Excavators Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner stumbled and stubbed Right big toe. Toe was later found to be Broken.

2015 · 1 incident

September 24, 2015 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seubert Excavators Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was helping load conveyors when one slipped on the trailer and hit their shoulder