Mining Incidents

Dewey Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Valley County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001565

MSHA record for Dewey Mine (mine ID 1001565). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Oct 1983
Ownership history
  1. Golden Reef Mining Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dewey Mine sits in Valley 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.
Valley County, Idaho · Population 12,136
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$76,125
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

October 18, 1983 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Reef Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDER CUT A BOLT INJURED PARTY HIT BOLT WITH HAMMER. THE WASHER BOUNCED BACK & HIT HIM ON THE EYELID.

October 13, 1983 ID · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Reef Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHEN PLACING A 3 PIECE OF 36" PIPE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUDDY AROUND AND LEFT RING FINGER WAS CUAGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECE OF PIPEL..