Mining Incidents

Thornton Metal/Non-Metal

Rexburg, Madison County, ID  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1002184

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2015
Latest incident
Jun 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
26
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,397
proposed penalties
$2,963
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 193 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 506 4 0 7905.1
2025 Q2 729 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 981 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 257 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 729 4 1 5487.0
2024 Q2 575 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 483 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

2 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

June 18, 2015 ID · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walters Ready Mix, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Employee was on a ladder taking measurements and as he began to descend the ladder fell over causing him to fall to ground.

April 20, 2015 ID · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Walters Ready Mix, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was spraying/cleaning in the area around the hopper. He was within a 'safe' zone. Not under the hopper. Cobble rock was being loaded into the Hopper. The hopper plugged up and rock came out of the top hitting his arm.