Hecla Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS PUSHING A MAT INTO BACK, HE GAVE THE JACKLEG TO MUCH FEED WHICH PUSHED THE MACHINE TO THE WALL, PINCHING HIS HAND.
Grouse Creek Venture: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Grouse Creek Venture (mine ID 1001893). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1994–1995
- Latest incident
- Jan 1995
Ownership history
- Hecla Mining Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Grouse Creek Venture sits in Custer County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.Custer County, Idaho · Population 4,411
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$56,957
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1995 · 1 incident
1994 · 6 incidents
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS INSTALLING GROUND SUPPORT, MATERIAL FELL OUT OF THE BACK, KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT LEG.
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS DRILLING AHOLE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GROUND SUPPORT. ROCKS FELL OUT OF THE BACK KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND FRACTURING HIS LEG.
December 9, 1994
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTERTING A SPLIT SET INTO A HOLE TO SECURE A MAT TO A RIB WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE RIB& STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS TAKING A SHOULDER AFTER SHIFT HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE SAW A DR FOR THIS COMPLAIN THE NEXT DAY AND THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED THE DAY FOLLOWING A PRESCRITION MEDICATION WAS GIVEN.
September 16, 1994
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS REACHING FOR A PRIMER A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE FACE & STRUCK HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER THE LACERATION REQUIRED 2 SUTUR ES TO CLOSE THE WOUND
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EE HAD BEEN DRILLING AND HAD PLACED DRILL STEEL AGAINST RIB LOOSE MATERIAL FELL FROM RIB FORCING DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE EE S ARM.