Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher No. 5 Metal/Non-Metal

Cottonwood, ID, Idaho County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001906

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
111
citations
26
significant & substantial
$23,492
proposed penalties
$20,809
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 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q3 612 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,520 2 0 793.7
2008 Q2 3,740 16 3 4278.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 7, 2007 ID · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting rock conveyor belting with a utility knife when the knife slipped resulting in a laceration between the thumb & index finger of EE's left hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

July 17, 2006 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seubert Excavators Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was assisting other crew members string a rock crusher conveyor belt when his left ring finger got caught in a v-belt sheave resulting in partial amputation.

June 19, 2006 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck against a moving object

Driving haul truck down a road, lost control of truck and rolled it 1 time down the road. Rolled over 1 time. Bed landed on wheels, cab rolled 1 1/4 times and came to rest w/driver's side on ground. Driver was wearing seatbelt and sustained very minor injuries.

2005 · 1 incident

May 31, 2005 ID · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING UNDER A CRUSHER CONE TO DIG OUT A STUMP WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT FROM THE GROUND PIERCED HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 10, 2004 ID · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Seubert Excavators Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing up a cat track when he slipped on oil resulting in his fall. Employee fell on his back hitting his head on the bumper of a service vehicle.

June 30, 2004 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seubert Excavators Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING AN ENGINE FROM A D10 CAT EXCAVATOR.

2000 · 4 incidents

November 11, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Seubert Excavators Inc · Flash burns (electric)

HOOKING UP A CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH THE GENERATOR STILL RUNNING, IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

April 22, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Seubert Excavators Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING ON EQUIPMENT AND THE AUTOMATIC SHIELD ON THE WELDING HELMET DIDN'T WORK, THE BATTERIES WERE DEAD. HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE SUN FLASHING ON THE HELMET. THE RESULT WAS WELDER BURN TO HIS EYES.

February 25, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD A BAD WIND STORM DURING THE DURING THE SHIFT AND EE GOT SAND, DIRT AND ROCKS EMBEDDED IN HIS EYES.

February 3, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seubert Excavators Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS USING A WRENCH AND A PRY BAR TOGETHER TO LOOSEN A BOLT AND PULLED TOO HARD AND SNAPPED HIS BACK.