Mining Incidents

Beartrack MineMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Meridian Gold Inc
Salmon, Lemhi County, ID · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001574
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jun 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS REMOVING A DOOR JAM-HE WAS WARNED A SMALL BEAM ABOVE HIM WAS LOOSE HE AT HIS OWN DESCRETION CONTINUED TO WORK- THE BEAM FROM ABOVE FELL PINCING HIS RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF METAL HE REIEVED TWO STITCHES ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM-RETURNED TO WORK.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED EE WAS WALKING IN ADR CONTAINMENT AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR.

2000 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS CHECKING PART NUMBERS OF A TEREX 2766B HAUL TRUCK, THE SAFETY CHAIN ON THE HOOD BROKE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FACE. HE WAS EXAMINED AND EIGHT SUTURES WERE APPLIED AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING A TIRE/WHEEL FROM A 992 CATERPILLER FE LOADER HE APPARENTLY REMOVED ALL LUGNUTS & THE TIRE/WHEEL FELL ON EE CAUSING INJURY FROMWAIST DOWN---LTR RECD 7/17/00 LEFT LEG WAS AMPUTA TED BELOW THE KNEE