Mining Incidents

Dry Valley Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Conda Partnership · Surface
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
  1. Washington Corps 1950 to 1981
  2. 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
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 file

1984 · 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

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

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