Employee was working with a co-worker to take a wear plate off the screen at the crusher plant. EE placed EE's thumb on top of the carriage bolt as the co-worker used the air gun to loosen the nut on the other end of the bolt. The bolt popped up out of its groove and sliced EE's right thumb.
Dahle's Red-E-Mix Crusher Metal/Non-Metal
Dahle's Red-E-Mix, Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Elbert Lynn Dahle
SALMON, ID,
Lemhi County,
ID
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1001767
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2005–2019
- Latest incident
- Sep 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,195
proposed penalties
$3,195
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 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 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 file2019 · 1 incident
September 19, 2019
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Dahle's Red-E-Mix, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2010 · 1 incident
March 4, 2010
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dahle's Red-E-Mix, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was dismantling the crusher and releasing a binder on a chain that was holding a conveyor stable. He put a lever on the chain binder to release it and was repostioning himself when it popped free and threw the lever which struck him on the cheek.
2005 · 1 incident
May 14, 2005
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Dahle's Red-E-Mix, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee reported he strained his shoulder by turning the steering wheel on the loader and trucks repeatedly.