Monroc Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON CHUTE OF WASHPLANT. BROKE OFF & FELL ON LEFT UPPER ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW. PUNCTURED ARM & CAUSED SEVERE BLEEDING
POCATELLO PIT: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Monroc Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
U S Aggregate Inc
Bannock County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000801
MSHA record for POCATELLO PIT (mine ID 1000801). 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
- 1985–2000
- Latest incident
- Oct 2000
Ownership history
- Monroc Inc 1950 to 1995
- Monroc Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
POCATELLO PIT sits in Bannock County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Bannock County, Idaho · Population 88,457
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,080
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2000 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
September 19, 1990
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Monroc Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING AN ELBOW OFF OF A WATER VALVE BY USING A HAMMER.HE STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.HE SPLIT THE END OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND CRUSHED THE END OF THE BONE.
1986 · 1 incident
July 9, 1986
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Monroc Inc · Struck by falling object
CHANGING SAND S7REENS WHEN A FOREIGN BODY FELL INTO THE RT EYE
1985 · 1 incident
Monroc Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WELDING ON ROCK GRIZZLY WHEN IT SHIFTED POSITION TO THE RIGHT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD CAUSING A SKULL FRACTURE. THE ROCK GRIZZLY WAS BEING HELD WITH ONE 1/2" LINK, HIG H TENSIL STEEL CHAIN ATTACHED THROUGH A SHACKLE AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE BUCKET ON THE 1972 TROJAN 2500 FRONT END LOADER.