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Mission Creek Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Nez Perce Indian Tribe
Nez Perce County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001803

MSHA record for Mission Creek Quarry (mine ID 1001803). 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
1990–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Nez Perce Tribal Limestone Enterprise 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mission Creek Quarry sits in Nez Perce County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Nez Perce County, Idaho · Population 42,477
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$71,466
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

1991 · 1 incident

April 19, 1991 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Nez Perce Tribal Limestone Enterprise · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE LABORER INVOLVED WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A BOULDER FROM THE JAW,WHILE THE BOULDER WAS BEING LIFTED OUT BY A 966 FRONT-END LOADER AND CHAIN THE BOULDER SLIPPED CAUSING THE SUPPORT CHAIN TO SH IFT SMASHING THE LABORERS RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST A GUARD TO THE JAW FLY WHEEL.

1990 · 1 incident

January 18, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nez Perce Tribal Limestone Enterprise · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG ROCK STRUCK IN HOPPER BIN WITH STEEL POLE. WHILE ROCK WAS LOOSENED THIS COLLASPED REMAINDER OF MATERIAL OF ROCK WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE POLE WAS BROKE. THE BRO KE PIECE THEN STRUCK SAID EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE.