U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2025

A miner fractured their hand when it was pinched between a drill steel and the rib/wall. This occurred when a drill steel fell into the slushing lane and got stuck between the ribs. the miner tried to pry the steel free when the steel pinched their hand against the rib.

Miner grabbed slusher cable near the block and got EE's hand stuck in the block causing a laceration of EE's left hand.

The employee bumped into the chute gate valve an activated the chute gate, which struck a scaling bar they were using to relieve muck. The end of the bar caught their left cheek and cut them.

An LHD operator backed out of a head while mucking and ran over EE's partner's foot.

EE picked up a pump to place it back on a timber car. EE's foot was against the rail and when EE turned EE stumbled and felt a sharp stabbing pain in EE's back. EE did not want to see a DR. After EE's days off, EE stated EE's back wasn't getting better. EE was taken to the doctor on 09/23/2025 and was placed on lite duty by the physician.

Turning a piece of rail over and felt a pulling in left arm. No diagnosis at this time.

The employee was cutting timbers for repair work when debris blew around safety glasses into their eye. The injury was reported the next day, on 8/22/2025, and the EE was taken to the doctor, where they received antibiotics and was placed on restricted duty by the physician.

While scaling, loose material fell from the hanging wall and landed on the scaling bar. The scaling bar was pulled from the EE's hand causing the EE's arm to get pushed back and twist. This resulted in a torn ligament in the left bicep. The EE was placed on restricted duty by the physician.

While scaling, loose material fell from the rib and rolled over the EE's ankle causing a sprain/strain of the ankle. The EE was placed on restricted duty by the physician.

While using a hand grinder to cut a hinge, tha hand grinder kicked out striking the EE on the left knee causing a laceration. the laceration required sutures

While bolting the back, loose material fell causing the miner to move backwards. This caused miner's machine to fall toward miner, knocking backward. As miner fell backward, left hand came into contact with the post of the bolt deck which resulted in a hematoma on the hand. The miner was placed on restricted duty by the provider.

A labor support tripped while crossing a grizzly cover and fell causing a dislocation of the shoulder. The injured person was placed on light duty by the provider

While moving a slusher block, the nipper slipped on the muck pile and fell causing EE's left number 5 finger to get pinched between the slusher cable and the slusher block. EE was taken to the doctor where EE received stitches.

Miner was bolting the right rib installing a 6-ft dog when the glue set sooner that expected, causing the jackleg to spin out of EE's hands. The jackleg struck EE in the jaw, causing EE to fall and strike the back of EE's head. Miner lost consciousness briefly.

Miner was bolting when loose material fell from the back causing a laceration on the right forearm. The laceration required sutures.

While pulling a hitch pin from a loci, the hitch pin moved, pinching the motor operator's finger between the hitch pin and the wall of the loci. The incident resulted in a laceration that required stitches.

While drilling an I-drift round, the injured miner's drill steel broke causing them to fall forward. As miner fell, miner reached out to catch themself on the rib and miner's hand contacted the edge of a bolt mat causing a laceration on the left palm/hand. The miner was taken to the doctor where miner received sutures.

A miner overheated during the shift, cycled round with minimal breaks. Started cramping and went to hospital to get iv fluids.

On May 7th a miner with a previously reported injury was sent to the doctor with complications from that injury. The visit resulted in a carpal tunnel diagnosis that requires surgery. the mine operator was not informed of the diagnosis until 07/02/2025