Struck by falling object
Miner was working in the 3200-033 raise. EE was bolting the hanging wall. A large wedge slipped off the wall and pinned the Miner to the foot wall causing fatal crushing injuries.
U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.Operator
Controlled by Americas Gold and Silver Corporation
MSHA Operator ID: L16955
- Fatalities
- 4
- Total incidents
- 767
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
Safety benchmark
Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.
More recorded fatalities than 94% of operators on file.
Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.
Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.
This operator
4
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume
- Independence Coal Company, LLC5fatal758 total
- U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.this operator4fatal767 total
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company3fatal761 total
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC3fatal774 total
- Tilden Mining Company L C1fatal775 total
Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.
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Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK4 fatalities · 75 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS176 non-fatal
- HOISTING114 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON89 non-fatal
- MACHINERY88 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)57 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
3
2025
19
2024
20
2023
19 (1f)
2022
15
2021
21
2020
26
2019
35
2018
28
2017
22
2016
26
2015
38
2014
31
2013
29
2012
56
2011
34
2010
46 (1f)
2009
25
2008
33
2007
24
2006
33
2005
40
2004
24
2003
22
2002
27
2001
38 (2f)
2000
33
Mines on record
- GalenaID
Fatalities under this operator
4 recordedStruck by falling object
Employee was barring down in raise, when a slab fell and crushed employee.
Struck by falling object
EE WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN THE ROCKBURST HIT, COVERING THE EE WITH 8-10 FT OF BROKEN ROCK
Struck by falling object
EE WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN THE ROCKBURST HIT, COVERING THE EE WITH 8-10 FT OF BROKEN ROCK