All MSHA-reportable accidents at U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc. operations in 2026. Fatalities appear first.
At 9:35 safety was notified that the #3 hoist, our primary escapeway was not operating properly. Crews were evacuated out the secondary escapeway. It was found there were bad sensors. The sensors were replaced and the hoist returned to service later that afternoon.
A seismic event occurred shortly after the blasted round in 37-281 stope. No one was in the area at the time of the event. The area was shut down to work and or travel until the next morning, when we could get into the area to investigate. upon inspection of the area, a section of cemented sand had taken damage during the event.
at 1350hrs an air blast occurred in the 46-146 old workings with the blast of the 46-136 heading. The air blast resulted in a ground fall beyond the anchorage points of the bolts. The ground fall occurred in an old working that was barricaded at the time of the event. No miners were in the area at the time.