Mining Incidents

Issaquah Pit & PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Issaquah, King County, WA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500652
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was lifting a roll of rubber hose into box of ORV and felt something pop in their arm. A co-worker helped them remove their coveralls, they were in a great deal of pain so the supervisor transported them to the local ER. Miner was examined, and an MRI was performed confirming a torn bicep muscle. Surgery is required to repair.

2021 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Miner was using a come-a-long to raise a take up pulley, the hook came loose and rebounded up between conveyor and toe-kick and glanced off miners cheek causing a laceration.

Struck by flying object

Miner was attempting to blow debris out of a flywheel assemble on the cone crusher through a small access whole in the cover. The nozzle either became clogged or EE inadvertently extended the tip into the opening making contact with the flywheel. This caused the nozzle to recoil cutting the palm of the miners hand resulting in a dr visit & stitches.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The Quality Control Technician was taking samples of finished material and strained her shoulder. The initial report was classified as non-reportable and has since been re-classified as reportable.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Pouring concrete into an above ground form. 12 inches off the ground leaning on the mixer chute, when it moved he fell down on some form iron supports and lacerated his left lower leg. Employee received steri-strips to close and help heal wound.

2007 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

Cutting beam with track burner. Quickly reached to shut off machine as waste steel fell on foot. Received bruised left foot. No time loss.

Flash burns (welding)

Welding without face shield, later found out employee had burned his eyes. Safety violation!

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing pump impeller from barge pump with a Pettibone crane. Impeller came loose and rotated causing the chain hook to come off the vane striking him in the sternum and throwing him 6 ft and landing on top of fellow employee knocking them both to the ground. As a result, the employee received a fractured sternum.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Attempting to reach top of a steel plate to attach clamp, in effort to reach higher on plate he climbed up on an ecology block retaining wall & lost balance falling over the wall 80"" to ground. The wall was 1 block high on the working side 3 blocks on the wall side. Wall was designed to interlock not flat on top & not intended to be used as work platform or walkway.

2005 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This is a corrected filing submission #268088 Changing screen, screen slipped and cut left thumb.

Struck by falling object

Hit in the mouth by a rock while walking around a wash plant screen.

Struck by flying object

Standing by controls, rock came out of jaw plant and hit him under chin.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting piece of belt hanging fron conveyor belt and cut left hand.

2004 · 1 incident

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

Worker was climbing out of classifier tank, slipped and fell. Worker hit head on hand rail and got right leg stuck between hand rail and tank, injuring knee.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING DIRT OFF FLYWHEEL OF WASH PLANT, SCREEN #76-050. THE CLEANING BAR SLIPPED OFF THE FLYWHEEL AND STRUCK WORKER IN LEFT EYE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING A 7/8"" LIFTING CABLE FROM THE HOOK OF A CRANE, PULLED ON CABLE AND IT CAME LOOSE SUDDENLY. IT STRUCK WORKER ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

WASHING CONCRETE SLAB WITH FIRE HOSE. LOST FOOTING SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING RIGHT HAND ON STEEL BEAM.

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

HE PULLED LOCK BOLTS OUT OF A CONVEYOR BEFORE ITWAS HOOKED UP TO THE CRANE. WITHOUT SUPPORTS, ITFELL BACKWARD HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURY REPORTED TO EMPLOYER ON 11/14/00. LIFTING SCREENS AT WASH PLANT THROUGHOUT NIGHT. RE-INJURED BACK. ORIGINAL INJURY OCCURRED IN 1991.

Struck against a moving object

OPERATING TRUCK IN PIT, BACK WAS AGGRAVATED. PREVIOUS BACK INJURY FROM 6-7 YRS. AGO WAS AGGRAVATED.

Struck against a moving object

EE ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD INSTEAD OF TO REVERSE 2ND GEAR.