Mining Incidents

Portable CrusherMetal/Nonmetal

LHC Incorporated · Surface
Controlled by Roger L Claridge
Kalispell, Flathead County, MT · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2401963
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

LOOSENING A BOLT WITH AN OPEN ENDED WRENCH, WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND SMACKED EE'S HAND AGAINST A METAL OBJECT.

Struck by falling object

Employee was setting up a conveyor when the landing leg fell on EE's foot causing a fractured bone.

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting a conveyor belt with a blade for a patch. During the cut, the blade slipped off the belt due to the change in the amount of pressure they were applying and stabbed their thigh.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING THE DOOR OF A SKIDSTEER. AS EE WAS DOING SO, THERE WAS A ZIP TIE THAT EE CUT TO ABRUPTLY WITH A BLADE AND CUT EE'S THUMB.

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was performing routine housekeeping; was removing dirt and rock from underneath the under-screen conveyor of the jaw. EE's shovel got caught in a return roller, which pulled EE's arm into the roller. EE freed self, but suffered major burns on right shoulder and arm.

2017 · 1 incident

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received Silicosis Diagnosis

2013 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

Crusher Operator attempted to check the voltage with a volt meter at the electrical panel. After opening the panel door found existing lights not on. Picked up the volt meter to check and an arc flash occurred causing burns to the back of his hands.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EE was going into ramp to pick up bucket oversize rock, EE put the Cat in low gear during the initial movement into ramp whe he accidently touched left pedal with released clutch and loader started to free wheel and increased speed and hit pile of rock impact threw him forward hitting his head in corner where windshield and cab meet. Was not wearing seatbelt.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT TAIL PULLEY ON CRUSHER WHEN ROCK STRUCK HIS HEAD. ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE WAS ISSUED HARD HAT THAT INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS WEARIT, HE FAILED TO WEAR HARD HAT AT TIME OF ACCIDE NT.

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SEPARATING CRUSHER SCREENS & RESTACKING THEM, BENT OVER TO PULL THEM APART--FELT STRIAN IN LOWER BACK.