Lost Packer Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Lost Packer Mining Company · Underground

Controlled by Ivers James Jr

Custer County, ID · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1001469

MSHA record for Lost Packer Mine (mine ID 1001469). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1988
Latest incident: Aug 1988

Ownership history

Lost Packer Mining Company 1980 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

August 17, 1988 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Lost Packer Mining Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

TWO EMPL WERE REPAIRING AN ORE CHUTE BUILT ON THE SIDE OF A MINE DUMP ONE OF THEM WAS CARRYING TWO 6" X 6" X 2' TIMBERS FORTHE REPAIR HE DROPPED ONE IT ROLLED DOWN THE HILL 20' AND STRUCK THE OTHER EMPLE ON THE WRIST RESULTING IN A BROKEN ARM

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Lost Packer Mine sits in Custer County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1988 · 1 incident

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