D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects
WALKING BY MOTOR GRADER - SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL ON MOTOR GRADER - BROKE ARM.
STIBNITE MINE: 13 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
D H Blattner & Sons Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
William Blattner Jr
Valley County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001738
STIBNITE MINE has had no fatalities among 13 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1986–1996
- Latest incident
- Nov 1996
Ownership history
- Gilbert Western Corp 1986 to 1989
- D H Blattner & Sons Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 |
| 1996 | 52 |
| 1995 | 92 |
| 1991 | 39 |
| 1990 | 41 |
| 1989 | 73 |
| 1988 | 29 |
| 1987 | 37 |
| 1986 | 56 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
STIBNITE MINE sits in Valley County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.Valley County, Idaho · Population 12,136
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$76,125
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file1996 · 2 incidents
June 21, 1996
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE BREAKING APART A DRILLING HAMMER, HIS HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BOWL AND THE WRENCH.
1995 · 2 incidents
October 29, 1995
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A HAULT RUCK TO DUMP HIS LAST LOAD OF THE SHIFT.HE BACKED IT OVER A 4FT HIGH BERM AND PUT THE HAUL TRUCK OVER ON ITS PASSANGER SIDE.BREAKING HIS RIGHT ARM.
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DISMOUNTING CIRCULAR CATWALK FROM TUB ON THE CONE CRUSHER HE REMOVED ALL BOLTS AND BEGAN TO USE A PRY BAR TO JAR OT LOOSE-WHEN IT LET GO IT ROLLED INSIDE SLINGS USED TO HOLD IT UP -SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN CATWALK AND CONVEYOR STAND.
1991 · 3 incidents
August 29, 1991
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Fall from machine
HAUL TRUCK HEADING DOWN GRADE APPARENT BREAK FAILURE & OR RETARDER FAILURE DRIVE TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN TRIED TO MAKE CORNER HIT HIGHWALL. THIS FORCED HIM TO CRO SS ROAD GO UP & OVER BERM DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM TRUCK. DRIVER RECEIVED CUT ABOVE RIGHT KNEE CAP
August 22, 1991
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Fall from machine
SLIPPED OFF OF PUSH ARM OF D8L WHILE STEPPING TO THE GROUND AND HURT HIS HAND CRUSED DISK IN BACK.
June 20, 1991
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MECHANIC NOTICED STARTER ON TRUCK WAS HOT. HE WENT TO DISCONNECT IT WITHOUT UNHOOKING BATTERY, TAKING TRUCK OUT OF GEAR, OR BLOCKING TRUCK. WHEN HE MOVED STARTER WIRES, STARTER ENGAGED CAUSI NG TRUCK TO MOVE. CATCHING HI ARM IN COMPARTMENT AND BREAKING IT.
1989 · 4 incidents
September 7, 1989
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM A ELEVATED LOADER BUCKET TO THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS KNEE.
July 27, 1989
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNJAMMING ROCK IN CRUSHER BAR SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN RIBS.
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object
DJB STRUCK ANTOHER DJB VERY LOW SPEED WET SURFACE.
June 17, 1989
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D H Blattner & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS HURRYING TO GET TO AN EMPLOYEE SHUTEMERNCY SHUT DOWN TO PRVENT A CHUNCK OF IRON GETTING INTO THE CRUSHER AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
1986 · 2 incidents
June 3, 1986
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Gilbert Western Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
A MECHANIC FORE4AN WAS ASSISTING AN OILER IN REPOSITIONING A SMALL PORTABLE FUEL TANK THE PICKUP BEING USED TO TOW THE WHEEL MOUNTED TANK STALLED WITH THE OILER DRIVING THE HOOD OF THE PICKUP WAS RAISED AND3AIR CLEANER REMOVED THE OILER ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE WHILE FOREMAN CHECKED CARBURETOR FOR GAS FLOW CARBURETOR BACKFIRED AND BLEW FLAMES OUT BURNING THE EMPLOYEES LOWER F
June 3, 1986
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Gilbert Western Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
A MECHANIC FORE4AN WAS ASSISTING AN OILER IN REPOSITIONING A SMALL PORTABLE FUEL TANK THE PICKUP BEING USED TO TOW THE WHEEL MOUNTED TANK STALLED WITH THE OILER DRIVING THE HOOD OF THE PICKUP WAS RAISED AND3AIR CLEANER REMOVED OILER ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE WHILE FOREMAN CHECKED THE CARBURETOR FOR GAS FLOW THE CARBURETOR BACKFIRED ADN BLEW FLAMES OUT BURNING THE EMPLOYEES LO