Mining Incidents

Idavue Minerals LLCMetal/Nonmetal

Dubois, Clark County, ID · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1001328
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2005–2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2023 · 3 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee touched a hot metal piece after welding a spot without gloves. Caused a burn on the palm of EE's right palm area.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Replacing a screen on a five deck screen, failed to hook the bottom hook correctly. The screen jumped hitting employee in the right ear.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was filling 50 pound bags of product. The employee activated the bagger unit while hand was under the pneumatic bag holder. The bag holder pinched employee's right little finger.

2022 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE exited a truck, put right foot on the ground and slipped off the steps of the vehicle. EE did not fall to the ground, as EE was holding onto the handrail. EE twisted right knee.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE dropped a piece of trash into a trash can. The item fell onto the cement. EE picked up the trash and was bitten by a snake. The snake was hidden in a small piece of rubber belting. Employees attempted to find the snake without success.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contract employee was replacing a tire on a haul truck. The crane/forklift arm slipped, hitting CE on the top of the head. CE was wearing the required safety gear, a hardhat.

Struck against a moving object

EE struck their head on a door handle of a 320 loader.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was driving T post in the ground at each gate opening. The post driver came off the T post and the top of the drive hit EE in the head causing a laceration to EE's head.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE was walking down the stairs and EE's left boot got stuck on the rung. The boot slipped off EE's foot. EE put EE's boot back into the boot. The large toe nail hooked the safety toe edge. The toe nail pulled up and away from the skin.

2019 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

An employee was lighting a propane weed burner to heat the under side of a hammer mill. EE must have let the propane run too long before trying to light it. It apparently accumulated gas under the hammer mill flashing when EE lit it. It burned EE's face and hand.

2018 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee tried to start a fire in a furnace attached to a cyclone. EE decided to use gasoline to start the fire. EE opened the door because ee thought it had not ignited. It allowed air to rush in which caused the gas to ignite quickly. It burned right arm and slightly right cheek.

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He reached up to release the garage door opener and the rod hit him in the forehead.

2011 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Bent over to pick up 2 gal bucket of coal - strained back.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Bent over to pick up wire, sprained back. Was given 5 days off to heal, managers decision.

2008 · 1 incident

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stooped down to pick up hammer.

2005 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was working on gate at the entrance of private homestead to keep the cows inside of homestead pasture. Suffered heart attack while working cows.