Mining Incidents

Star MineMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Hecla Mining Company
Kellogg, Shoshone County, ID · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000086
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2011–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE was installing rock bolts in rib and debris got into his eye. He worked through his entire shift. When waking up the next morning, he immediately noticed that the debris did not wash out, went to his eye doctor and had it removed, and reported the incident at the corporate office.

Struck against stationary object

EE was drilling with jackleg drill when the steel shanked and caused his right hand to hit the D-Handle of the machine.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing rock bolts in the ribs of the 2000 level past the Star switch when he got something in his eye. He continued to work through the end of shift. At shift end, his eye was still bothering him as the debris did not wash out. He reported the debris at the company's office on June 5, 2012 at 11:45 a.m.

2011 · 1 incident

Flash burns (welding)

Employee was tasked to weld. Employee misused a welding helmet. The helmet was for use with a hard had (required clips). The employee did not use it with a had had and instead held the helmet in place with one hand, thus making the equipment ineffective and causing flash burns.