Mining Incidents

Martin PitMetal/Nonmetal

Rochester, Thurston County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500657
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
Jan 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2012 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was parked in dump truck next to the shop ( not inside gated pit areas) He stepped out of his truck and walked along edge of shop where his foot got caught in a piece of belting laying on the ground. His left foot got caught and he fell down on both knees.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Wind blowing on an otherwise clear day.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Rock stuck in tailgate. Lifted tailgate with catch post. Tailgate fell and crushed top of right first finger.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Jumped over a mud puddle and felt a twing in his knee.

2005 · 1 incident

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

Employee and witness were removing an oversized rock which was wedged between two belts on the crushing plant. Employee was underneath trying to push rock up and witness was on top trying to pull rock. The rock slipped smashing employee's right thumb.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PERFORMING PIT REPAIRS AS A PART OF HIS ASSISGNED DUTIES. HE TRIED TO LIFT A PIECE OF METAL, CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

WHILE DESCENDING THE LADDER STEPS ON THE CAT 950 LOADER, EE SLIPPED, FALLING ABOUT 4' TO THE GROUND, AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. ALTHOUGH ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2001, IT WAS NOT REPO RTED BY EE TO MGMT. PERSONNEL UNTIL 5-31-01.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING REPAIR WORK TO TOP SOIL PLANT WHEN HE BANGED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE CQATWALK/SCAFFOLDING.