Mining Incidents

Prime Earth Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Prime Earth Inc · Surface
Controlled by Bruce A Patterson
Boise, Ada County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001866

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
67
citations
20
significant & substantial
$6,438
proposed penalties
$5,223
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
2006 Q4 0 1 0
2006 Q1 2,426 4 0 1648.8
2005 Q3 4,946 8 2 1617.5
2005 Q2 4,685 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,321 6 2 1388.6
2004 Q3 3,897 8 4 2052.9
2004 Q2 3,919 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,410 6 1 2489.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2006 · 1 incident

March 22, 2006 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prime Earth Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Not paying attention to where he was walking.

2005 · 1 incident

August 24, 2005 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prime Earth Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HOPPED OFF FRONT TIRE SHE HAD BEEN STANDING ON TO PUT ANTIFREEE IN HER TRUCK. WHEN TOUCHING GROUND, HER BACK POPPED AND STARTED HURTING

2003 · 1 incident

December 4, 2003 ID · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Prime Earth Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUNCHING HOLE IN A PIECE OF BELTING WITH HAMMER & HOLE PUNCH. HOLE PUNCH BOUNCED UP & CAME DOWN ON LEFT INSIDE OF HAND, BEFORE EE REALIZED IT WAS ON HIS HAND, HE HIT IT WITH THE HAMMER AGAIN, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF HIS HAND (LEFT).

2002 · 1 incident

November 14, 2002 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Prime Earth Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING ON CRUSHER, WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON. METAL SHAVING FELL BEHIND GLASSES GETTING LODGEDIN LEFT EYE.

2000 · 1 incident

August 3, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Prime Earth Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DUMPING A LOAD OF FILLDIRT, THE TRUCK WAS JACK-KNIFED AND THE LEFT REAR TRAILER TIRE WAS DOWN IN SMALL IMPRESSION. HE STARTED TO LIFT THE BED AND THE TRAILER TIPPED OVER.