Mining Incidents

Naselle QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Arne L Wirkkala
Naselle, Pacific County, WA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500063
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2014–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

The miner was using a skill saw to cut a piece of lumber. The saw shot a piece of wood shavings into miner's eye. They were wearing eye protection when this occurred.

2020 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Miner was doing clean up around the crusher. During which, miner turned and hit nose on a steel support beam that runs horizontally.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Miner was operating crusher haulage truck when a bee came in the window and stung the miner on the left side of the neck.

2018 · 2 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was finishing hosing debris from the crusher. When EE went to roll the hose up to put it away, EE was stung on the right side of EE's neck by a bee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee reported that they were coming out from under the jaw discharge belt area. Upon rising from a crouched walk to a standing position, they tripped on a rock and lost balance. In an attempt to regain balance they grabbed a hose attached to the sand screw and the resulting motion caused them to twist and strain the right shoulder and right hip.

2017 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While removing and installing screens at the crusher worker felt pain in left shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker stepped down from a conveyor belt employee was repairing and heard a popping sound in employee's right knee. Now the knee clicks when employee walks.

2016 · 2 incidents

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

The EE was fueling up a highway dump truck when the EE fell off of the fuel station platform. The fueling system has a platform to stand on while turning on/off the fuel pump as well as reading gallons used. The platform is 16 1/2"" tall 51 1/2"" W and 24"" deep. The EE stepped down from platform then stepped on an 8X8 block of wood. Wood shifted, EE fell onto pavement hit head/body.

Struck against stationary object

The EE was tasked to drain the oil from a D9H Cat bulldozer. A metal barrel was placed to capture the falling oil underneath the drain plug on the pan of the equip. The EE proceeded to use a wrench to apply pressure in order to loosen the drain plug. When the plug broke free and turned, the EE's forearm jolted forward hitting the sharp edge of the oil catchment barrel. Cut forearm.

2014 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While employee was operating the machine lathe a piece of his clothing was caught on the spinning shaft of the lathe which pulled his arm into the machine breaking his arm.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

As he and another worker were replacing the rollers on the conveyor on the stacker belt at the crusher, his left hand was pinched between the roller and the steel base it bolts to.