Mining Incidents

Enumclaw Pit & PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Mapel Valley, King County, WA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500609
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
2004–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2022 · 1 incident

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

Driving a haul truck, pinched right thumb in door frame.

2021 · 1 incident

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

Wrench hit finger between wrench and truck frame.

2020 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE had been suffering from cough, on 1-8-20 EE was jacking up a truck when EE felt a pop in back and ribs.

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing drive shaft into loader, drive shaft slipped and smashed middle finger on right hand.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Placing punch plate in place, plate slipped and smashed left ring finger between screen and boot. 6 stitches were received at Enumclaw ER. IE was immediately released to return to work.

2015 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Had just completed using electrical testing rod. Stood up. Went to put on hard hat with rod still in hand. Rod went under safety glasses and poked eye.

Flash burns (welding)

Employee was welding using Arc welder. When finished he removed his hood. He then stood up. As he was standing up he bumped the rod causing it to turn on. While it was on he received a flash burn to his eyes. Employee did not go to the doctor until 3/21/2015

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees were removing a screen when the injured employees crow bar slipped and hit him in the hip.

2012 · 1 incident

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

Employee pinched his finger between a cone and the wedge he was using to secure the cone still while he was turning the bolts on the cone. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. HE DID NOT SEEK OR RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 5/24/2012. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE MEDICAL TREATMENT WHEN THE DOCTOR CALLED ME DIRECTLY ON 5/25/2012.

2011 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A snap ring was coming off of a radial stacker tire. The employee was trying to repair/reset the snap ring when it popped off the tire, hitting the employee in the right ring finger. The employee needed stitches for the laceration on his finger

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Strained his lower back when lifting a piece of a machine. Employee did not report this accident officially or visit to doctor. We were made aware of his trip to the doc on 9/2/11 when we received workers comp information from L&I. Employment was termed for unrelated issues on 8/17/11, employee saw doc for first time on 8/20/11. No return to work due to layoff, not injury.

2010 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hitting a part with a rubber mallet. He was holding the part with his left hand. He hammered down catching his left little finger, smashing it.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

working in shop, removing spacer on piece of equipment being worked on, top rail slipped, upper piece slipped smashing third and fourth finger on left hand

2009 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

Employee was working in a fuse box and did not properly shut off the power to the fuse box first. Caused an arc that caused flash burns to employees hands.

2008 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was using a torch to cut a conveyor frame. When he cut away one portion of the conveyor frame the other portion where he was tied off to began to collapse and slide down a hill. As he tried to jump free, his safety harness pulled him into a conveyor cross member, striking his back and right side. He was taken to the local hospital by ambulance.

Fall from machine

Employee was getting out of a truck, jumped to ground, acute lumbar sprain.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a loader and ran over pot holes that jolted him. Jolt caused lumbar strain.

2007 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was unloading concrete blocks out of the back of a truck when his left thumb got squeezed between the chains used to lift the ecology blocks. Pressure caused a cut in his thumb.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

One employee was lifting a steel plate with a forklift; injured employee was standing on the ground spotting and giving direction. Forklift got caught on the steel plate underneath the one being lifted. The steel plate being lifted slipped off of the forks and hit the injured employee in the chest and on the chin. Caused bruising to the ribs and slight fracture of the collarbone.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.HE WAS CUTTING WITH A MOTION TOWARD HIS BODY WHEN THE KNIFE RELEASED FROM THE BELT. HE STRUCK HIS LEG WITH THE BLADE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down from a conveyor when he stepped down he twisted his knee.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

A ROCK LAUNCHED FROM #1 CONE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ARM (ELBOW).

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS RUNNING A 4"" GRINDER AND SOMETHING GOT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.