Mining Incidents

BFB & Ballard Mines Metal/Non-Metal

Ruveon LLC · Surface
Controlled by Bayer AG
Soda Springs, Caribou County, ID  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1001854

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2013–2019
Latest incident
Jun 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
26
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,776
proposed penalties
$3,776
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 6,295 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,229 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,849 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,190 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,292 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,438 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 9,443 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,909 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

3 on file

2019 · 1 incident

June 20, 2019 ID · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
P4 Production, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE bent over slightly to look inside and clean a spring of a drill core barrel. EE was holding a brush (Similar to a toilet brush) that is used to clean out the core barrel. At this point EE's right leg was extended out a little to support themselves,as they bent over. When they stood back up, EE stated that their right knee buckled inward and they fell to the ground.

2013 · 2 incidents

March 29, 2013 ID · Metal/Non-Metal IMPOUNDMENT
P4 Production, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

The spillway pipe of CP-1 pond which runs through the dam in a morning glory arrangement developed a leak around the pipe. As the flow around pipe increased it accelerated erosion making the leak larger. The end result was the CP-1 pond was drained into an adjacent wetland. The water was unimpacted water. The dam surface (roadway) did not show any subsidence.

March 28, 2013 ID · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P4 Production, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Pinched L index finger while erection of steel frame.