Mining Incidents

CRUSHER UNIT #2Metal/Nonmetal

Cottonwood, Idaho County, ID · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1001667
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2015–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

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

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

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.

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.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling gravel and strained shoulder.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

2015 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

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