Mining Incidents

Toppenish FacilityMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Toppenish, Yakima County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500631
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2010 · 1 incident

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

OPERATOR WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON TOP DECK, AS HE THREW SCREEN DOWN OFF CAT WALK, THE SCREEN HOOKED ONTO HIS GLOVE SMASHING HIS LEFT FINGER(S) BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND HANDRAIL.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM ONE SIDE OF PLANT TO THE OTHER TO ACCESS THE FEED TUNNEL. EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM CEMENT GROUND TO DIRT GROUND, ROLLING RIGHT ANKLE AS HE STEPPED ON TO DIFFERENT SURFACE.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pushing the stop button on a conveyor.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Two employees were cutting metal off of a discharge lid when a piece of slag landed on the hose and started to burn. Employee climbed down to shut off acetlyne. Employee thought he was stepping on a belt but really stepped on a piece of iron and rolled his ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While working on jaw crusher, employee put right leg over frame rail. His toe of the boot hung up on the frame and he twisted his knee.

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING PINS IN EXCELL CONE - RUNNING CYLINDER TO LINE PIN WITH HOLE. RESTED HAND ON BOTTOM OF CYLINDER TO RETRIEVE TOOL WITH RIGHT HAND, CYLINDER RETRACTED, PINCHING LEFT HAND/THUMB.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

FOREIGN PIECE OF RUSTED METAL WAS LODGED IN CUTTING GOGGLES. WHEN HE USED THE GOGGLES, THE PIECE BECAME DISLODGED, FALLING INTO USERS RIGHT EYE.