Mining Incidents

Wells Cargo Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by AECOM
Pocatello, Power County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001940

Wells Cargo Mine has $360 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1998–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$360
proposed penalties
$360
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
128
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: 128 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wells Cargo Mine has $360 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$360
proposed penalties
$360
current assessed
$360
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-28.
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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 184 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 900 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 174 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,955 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,172 0 0 0.0
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 10,563 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,107 5 1 616.8
2000 Q1 1,191 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2001 · 1 incident

January 30, 2001 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Washington Group International Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING GRATING IN PREPARATION TO RIG UP CRANE. EE PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER

2000 · 3 incidents

October 23, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Washington Group International Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER AFTER CHECKING COOLANT LEVEL HE SLIPPED ON THE DOZER TRACK AND HIS LEG WENT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND FRAME OF DOZER, TWISTING HIS KNEE.

August 14, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Washington Group International Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPORTED THAT ON THE WEEKEND AT HOME HE HAD INJURED HIS KNEE. LATER HIS DR. SAID THAT IT WAS WORK RELATED. WORKERS COMPENSATION HAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT WORK RELATED AND WE ARE REPORT ING THIS TO SATISFY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

August 7, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Washington Group International Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HAMMERING WHILE REPLACE SCREEN CLOTH AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON SCREEN FRAME.

1999 · 2 incidents

April 26, 1999 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Washington Group International Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TWISTED BACK WHILE LOADING ACETYLENE CYLINDER FROM STORAGE RACK TO BED OF PICKUP.

1998 · 2 incidents

September 20, 1998 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Washington Group International Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON JAW CRUSHER, REMOVING WORN JAW DIE BOLT NUTS WHEN THE TOOLING SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW.

July 30, 1998 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Washington Group International Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WALKING OUT FROM WEST SIDE OF CONE CRUSHER WHEN THE CONVEYOR BELT BROKE SPILLING ITS LOADHE WAS HT BY A FALLING ROCK

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The full compliance file on Wells Cargo Mine

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