THE SAFETY RAILING CHAIN PREVENT ENTRY TO THE TOP OF THE JAW WAS UNHOOKED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. EE FELL INTO THE JAW HEAD FIRST FOR UNKNOWN REASOS. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT. EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY BOOTS BECAUSE HE WAS WORKING INSIDE OF THE SWITCH HOUSE. NO MECHICAL REASON WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO WITNESS.
ROCK 'N ROLL INC: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
Rock-N-Roll Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Hutchinson Lelah
Payette County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001921
MSHA record for ROCK 'N ROLL INC (mine ID 1001921). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at ROCK 'N ROLL INC.
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1996–1997
- Latest incident
- Oct 1997
Ownership history
- Rock-N-Roll Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
ROCK 'N ROLL INC sits in Payette County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Payette County, Idaho · Population 26,190
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$65,723
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
October 20, 1997
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Rock-N-Roll Inc · Fall from machine
Reportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1996 · 1 incident
October 11, 1996
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Rock-N-Roll Inc · Struck by flying object
HORIZONTAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER DISENTEGRATED INTERNALLY CAUSING ROOF ON CRUSHER TO OPEN SENDING PROJECTILES INTO THE AIR STRIIGN OPERATOR (1PIECE IN THE FACE) CUTTING HIS CHEEK, CRUSHING HIS CHEEK BONE AND FRACTRING HIS JAW. 30% HEARING LOSS IN ONE EAR.