Mining Incidents

Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Delwyn L Mickelsen
Pocatello, Power County, ID  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1001827

Plant 1 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1997–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
92
citations
10
significant & substantial
$12,536
proposed penalties
$7,892
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,644 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
855
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 855 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plant 1 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 15 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$13K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,661 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,968 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,223 2 0 899.7
2025 Q1 532 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,713 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,823 5 0 1771.2
2024 Q2 4,132 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,591 2 0 771.9
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,641 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,026 2 1 660.9
2023 Q2 2,815 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 939 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,028 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,626 2 1 551.6
2022 Q2 3,952 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,284 4 0 1751.3
2021 Q4 2,833 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,519 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,936 2 0 681.2
2021 Q1 2,836 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,350 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,148 5 0 1205.4
2020 Q2 3,121 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,180 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,268 2 2 881.8
2019 Q3 3,471 2 0 576.2
2019 Q2 4,098 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,687 2 0 744.3
2018 Q4 2,600 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,708 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,846 1 1 351.4
2018 Q1 1,625 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,507 1 0 398.9
2017 Q3 3,165 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,283 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,021 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,374 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,461 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,132 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,462 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,666 1 0 600.2
2015 Q3 2,474 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,997 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,352 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,448 1 0 690.6
2014 Q3 3,080 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,957 6 0 2029.1
2014 Q1 143 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,287 1 0 777.0
2013 Q3 2,097 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,352 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 706 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,387 2 1 1442.0
2012 Q3 1,291 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 503 1 0 1988.1
2012 Q1 180 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,606 1 0 622.7
2011 Q3 3,724 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,132 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,603 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 1,389 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,506 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,315 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,740 2 0 729.9
2008 Q3 3,909 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,232 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,970 1 0 336.7
2007 Q4 2,296 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,682 8 0 2982.8
2007 Q2 2,946 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,824 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,620 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,679 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,411 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,305 8 0 1508.0
2005 Q4 4,579 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,818 4 0 830.2
2005 Q2 3,951 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,479 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,294 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,823 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,608 2 0 766.9
2004 Q1 1,057 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 485 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,884 2 0 1061.6
2003 Q2 2,865 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 994 3 0 3018.1
2002 Q4 1,351 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,726 3 1 1738.1
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 1,746 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,879 1 0 257.8
2001 Q1 1,084 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,354 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,269 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,532 10 2 6527.4
2000 Q1 1,491 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

September 11, 2023 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mickelsen Construction, Inc · Struck by falling object

The miner was picking up a log that was ~6" x 8" and ~3' length. They tripped and fell. When they were falling, they put their hands down to catch the fall. The log landed on their left hand and broke 3 fingers. The miner was walking on a slope. The walk way was dry. There was nothing obstructing their pathway. Sunny day.

2021 · 1 incident

May 7, 2021 ID · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Mickelsen Construction, Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was standing between a primary rock screen and a crusher jaw when a rock hit EE in the head rendering EE unconscious. No witness saw the incident and it is unsure if the rock came off of the primary screen or out of the jaw. When EE came to, EE began to throw up. EE was taken to the hospital for a CT scan. Conclusion of injury is a concussion.

2007 · 1 incident

December 4, 2007 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mickelsen Construction, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning opening in jaw crusher, pulling on V-belts, jaw cammed over and glove on right hand caught, pulling fingers around sheave.

1997 · 1 incident

September 10, 1997 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beco Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING ROCKS ON LEG SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO LIFT THE SHOVEL CAUSING HIS BACK TO CRAMP UP.

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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.