I.NAME WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING HEATERS IN A NEW KOMASTSU CAB, THE CAB WAS ON THE GROUND. HE CLIMBED TO TOP OF CAB AND LIFTED FOLDING DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO HEATER COMPARTMENT. AS DOOR OPE NED HE MOVED BACK SLIGHTLY CAUGHT HEELS ON LIFTING FIXTURE, HE FELL BACKWARD OFF THE CAB, APPROIX 4\, THRUST HIS ARMS BEHIND TO BREAK THE FALL, FRACTURES RESULTED
Dry Valley Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Conda Partnership
· Surface
Controlled by
Western Cooperative Fertilizers (Us) & Nu-West Ind
Caribou County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000556
MSHA record for Dry Valley Mine (mine ID 1000556). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jun 1984
Ownership history
- Washington Corps 1950 to 1981
- Conda Partnership 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Dry Valley Mine sits in Caribou County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 7.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Caribou County, Idaho · Population 7,118
7.3%
Mining share of county employment
$66,653
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1984 · 2 incidents
June 28, 1984
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Conda Partnership · Fall from machine
May 18, 1984
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Conda Partnership · Struck against a moving object
I.NAME WAS LOADING UNDER #239 SHOVEL AND THE TRUCK WAS HIT BY THE BUCKET OF THE SHOVEL. SHOVEL OPERATOR I.NAME WAS OPERATING SHOVEL RECKLESSLY CAUSING BODILY INJURY TO TRUCK DRIVER
1983 · 2 incidents
August 24, 1983
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conda Partnership · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE WAS AT OILER BOXCARS, MAN WAS LOADING GREASE ON LUBE TRUCK, PULLING MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
June 1, 1983
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Conda Partnership · Struck against a moving object
EQUIPMENT FAILURE- ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS