Mining Incidents

Golden Eagle Metal/Non-Metal

Boise, Ada County, ID  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1002155

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2018–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
123
citations
32
significant & substantial
$27,451
proposed penalties
$27,451
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
2025 Q4 4,548 3 0 659.6
2025 Q3 5,133 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,144 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,967 2 0 674.1
2024 Q4 3,733 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,921 1 0 255.0
2024 Q2 3,050 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,401 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 file

2026 · 1 incident

April 6, 2026 ID · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Greyhound Mine & Milling, Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was working underground in a drilling area with dusty conditions. Employee's N95 face mask was not properly fitted to employee causing dust to leak around the seal to nose and mouth. Employee stated that it was hard to breathe and needed to go to the doctor.

2024 · 1 incident

November 27, 2024 ID · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greyhound Mine & Milling, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was in the process of filling chute to fill ore cars with a cable drag. Employee lost their balance and accidentally got their hand in a snatch block resulting in the amputation of the end of the left pinky finger.

2021 · 1 incident

May 27, 2021 ID · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Greyhound Mine & Milling, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Secondary escapeway is checked once per week, upon inspection noticed secondary escapeway middle of R4 raise back-lagging came loose and hanging wall came in. Plugging Raise at this time. Not sure of exact date or time of incident. No employees were present when this happened.

2019 · 1 incident

2018 · 1 incident

January 13, 2018 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greyhound Mine & Milling, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving a Diaphram water pump in the shaft of the mine, standing on uneven ground, when lifting pump, right knee give out.