Thumb smashed while trying to punch holes in belting with hammer and belt punch.
Plant 3 Metal/Non-Metal
Tri-C Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Ronald G Clark
Buhl,
Twin Falls County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1002070
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2006–2008
- Latest incident
- May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
43
citations
17
significant & substantial
$11,511
proposed penalties
$11,511
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 659 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,873 | 14 | 8 | 7474.6 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 file2008 · 1 incident
Tri-C Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2007 · 1 incident
April 4, 2007
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-C Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was loosening a tension spring on the jaw crusher. He started taking the nut off with his hand when the tension slipped which smashed his right ring finger between the spring and nut. He jerked and pinched the tip of the finger off.
2006 · 3 incidents
October 18, 2006
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-C Inc. · Struck by falling object
Was dislodging rock, a rock fell approx 3 feet from conveyor onto ee's hand.
Tri-C Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Hit feeder chain with hammer, the chain broke and flipped over and hit finger pinning it between chain and metal. Smashed finger-was not broken-just boadly bruised.
March 8, 2006
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-C Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Employee threw block onto back of trailer and his back went out.