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Blackbird Mine: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Noranda Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Noranda Inc
Lemhi County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000533

MSHA record for Blackbird Mine (mine ID 1000533). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Noranda Mining Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Blackbird Mine sits in Lemhi County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Lemhi County, Idaho · Population 8,166
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$52,057
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

August 23, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noranda Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIMA ND PARTNER WERE PUSHING CONCENTRATE BARREL INTO A FRONT END LOADER BUCKE TWHEN ONE OF THE BARRELS BEING PUSHED BROKE IN TWO AFTER HITTING HTE BUCKET LIP. THE TOP OF THE BARREL FEL L INTO THE BUCKET THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL FELL BACK LANDING ON THE VICTIMS FOOT.

May 21, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noranda Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE VICTIM AND HIS PARTNER WERE REINSTALLING LEAF SPRINGS ON A 20 TON DUMP TRUCK. THE VICTIM PICKED UP ONE END OF THE LEFT SPRINGS TO ALIGN THE LEAVES WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

July 2, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Noranda Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM AND 2IS PARTNER WERE REMOVING A ROCK WHICH HAD LODGED ABOVE THE PORTAL.THEY WERE SKIDDING THE ROCK FROM THE PORTAL WITH AN ENDLOADER AND A 40' CABLE WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE ROCK A ND THE LOADER.T2E ROCK HOOKED ANOTHER CABLE WHICH WAS CONCEALED AND ATTACHED TO A 7" DIAMETER DEAD TREE.THE TREE FELL STRIKING ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.