Miner was drilling and noticed his nipper had collapsed behind him. There was no apparent reason for the collapse such as getting hit by a rock or the drill leg, etc. Miner transported nipper to the surface, notified emergency personnel, and nipper was transported to Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Golden Chest Mine Metal/Non-Metal
New Jersey Mining Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Grant A Brackebusch
Kellogg, ID,
Shoshone County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1002050
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2006–2011
- Latest incident
- Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
44
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,620
proposed penalties
$5,620
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 1,560 | 5 | 1 | 3205.1 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,040 | 1 | 0 | 961.5 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 780 | 1 | 1 | 1282.1 |
| 2017 Q4 | 845 | 2 | 1 | 2366.9 |
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 file2011 · 1 incident
August 29, 2011
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
utility man, errand boy, service truck operator
DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
New Jersey Mining Company · Contact with heat
2008 · 1 incident
New Jersey Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was sitting on rear of jumbo drill as it was drilling holes at the face. He jumped off the jumbo a vertical distance of about one foot to get fuel for the jumbo and landed on the side of his right foot. The right foot became immediately painful, but he finished out his shift to 4:00 pm.
2006 · 1 incident
New Jersey Mining Company · Struck by falling object
Employee was pounding wedges into set post & a small, sharp rock fell on him.