EE bent over slightly to look inside and clean a spring of a drill core barrel. EE was holding a brush (Similar to a toilet brush) that is used to clean out the core barrel. At this point EE's right leg was extended out a little to support themselves,as they bent over. When they stood back up, EE stated that their right knee buckled inward and they fell to the ground.
BFB & Ballard MinesMetal/Nonmetal
Ruveon LLC · Surface
Controlled by Bayer AG
Soda Springs, Caribou County, ID · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1001854
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2013–2019
- Latest incident
- Jun 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2019 · 1 incident
Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2013 · 2 incidents
Accident type, without injuries
The spillway pipe of CP-1 pond which runs through the dam in a morning glory arrangement developed a leak around the pipe. As the flow around pipe increased it accelerated erosion making the leak larger. The end result was the CP-1 pond was drained into an adjacent wetland. The water was unimpacted water. The dam surface (roadway) did not show any subsidence.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Pinched L index finger while erection of steel frame.