Mining Incidents

Moulton YardMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Lon A Thomas
Oakley, Cassia County, ID · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1001974
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
May 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

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

EE was putting blocking under a boulder to level it when the boulder shifted, smashing EE's right hand between the blocking and the boulder. The accident resulted in EE needing surgery on EE's right thumb. EE was discharged that same day and is following the doctor's orders and awaiting medical release.

2006 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Was asked to empty 5 gal. bucket into burn barrel. It backlashed and burnt left hand and left side of face. Received 1st aid treatment and was taken to Hospital for treatment on left hand.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

While splitting a rock with a 12 pound sledge hammer a chip came off the rock and struck ee on the mouth splitting his lower lip requiring 5 stitches to fix.

Struck by falling object

WHILE PALLETIZING ROCK, CROSSBOARD BROKE AT JOINT ALLOWING ROCK TO FALL ON RT. FOOT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS HURT BAD ENOUGH TO GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 9/05/05. THE DR. X-RAYED HIS ANKLE & FOUND THE BONE ON THE ANKLE WAS FRACTURED. THEY PUT HIS FOOT IN A BOOT & TOLD HIM TO WORK MODIFIED DUTY.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS RESTACKING A 1"" PTIO PALLET, GRABBED A ROCK IT SLID OUT OF HIS HAND AND CUT OPEN HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AND PINKY.