Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher No. 5Metal/Nonmetal

Cottonwood, ID, Idaho County, ID · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001906
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting rock conveyor belting with a utility knife when the knife slipped resulting in a laceration between the thumb & index finger of EE's left hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was assisting other crew members string a rock crusher conveyor belt when his left ring finger got caught in a v-belt sheave resulting in partial amputation.

Struck against a moving object

Driving haul truck down a road, lost control of truck and rolled it 1 time down the road. Rolled over 1 time. Bed landed on wheels, cab rolled 1 1/4 times and came to rest w/driver's side on ground. Driver was wearing seatbelt and sustained very minor injuries.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING UNDER A CRUSHER CONE TO DIG OUT A STUMP WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT FROM THE GROUND PIERCED HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

2004 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing up a cat track when he slipped on oil resulting in his fall. Employee fell on his back hitting his head on the bumper of a service vehicle.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING AN ENGINE FROM A D10 CAT EXCAVATOR.

2000 · 4 incidents

Flash burns (electric)

HOOKING UP A CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH THE GENERATOR STILL RUNNING, IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING ON EQUIPMENT AND THE AUTOMATIC SHIELD ON THE WELDING HELMET DIDN'T WORK, THE BATTERIES WERE DEAD. HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE SUN FLASHING ON THE HELMET. THE RESULT WAS WELDER BURN TO HIS EYES.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD A BAD WIND STORM DURING THE DURING THE SHIFT AND EE GOT SAND, DIRT AND ROCKS EMBEDDED IN HIS EYES.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS USING A WRENCH AND A PRY BAR TOGETHER TO LOOSEN A BOLT AND PULLED TOO HARD AND SNAPPED HIS BACK.