Mining Incidents

Avery PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by R B Pamplin Corp
Wishram, Klickitat County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500671
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lower back and left leg was having pain as employee was using the clutch in the water truck.

2012 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was running a grader. Employees noticed grader was banked against a rock pile and went to see why. EE was found slumped over the steering wheel of the grader. It was originally thought that he suffered from a heart attack, but autopsy shows possible electrocution. Accident is still under investigation through MSHA. Another investigator took over the investigation.

2007 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Was walking down stairs by office, got stung 2 times in the left hand by yellow jackets.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

AN ACCIDENT CONTRIBUTING TO THE EMPLOYEE'S CONDITION IS UNKNOWN. EMPLOYEE OPERATED A VOLVO L220D RUBBER TIRED FRONT END LOADER. THE LOADER IS EQUIPED WITH AIR SUSPENSION SEAT, A/C & ADJUSTABLE STEERING & OPERATING LEVER POSITIONS. 4 TO 8 HRS/WK EE WAS ASSIGNED MAINTENANCE DUTIES SUCH AS WELDING, MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO CONVEYORS, OIL & GREASE.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES HE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK POSITION. TRUCK UNDER LOADING SPOUT, STOPPED TRUCK, JUMPED OUT TO REFILL TRUCK, THAT'S WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Struck by flying object

COWORKER & EE WERE PASSING EACH OTHER ON HAUL ROAD, EE WAS EMPTY & COWORKER WAS LOADED, ROCKS CAME OFF COWORKER'S TRUCK & BOUNCED OFF THE TIRES & HIT EE'S WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. EE HAD A FEW GLASS SPLINTERS IN HIS RT EYE. ANOTHER COWORKER TOOK HIM TO ER. GLASS SPLINTERS REMOVED & EE REC'D TETANUS SHOT & ANTIOBIOTIC EYE DROPS, RELEASED TO FULL DUTY NEXT DAY. FOLLOW UP APP

2002 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

7/10 7/11 FEET COOKED IN WORK BOOTS OVER 2 DAY PERIOD OF JOB SITE

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING CUTTING TORCH SLID ARM ACROSS SHARP PIECE OF METAL CUT ELBOW

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING 6-WHEELER OFF HIGHWAY END DUMP, 30 TON, WENT AROUND CURVE TO EAST AND BED LAID OVER ON SIDE BRINGING TRUCK TO ABRUPT HALT. KNEE HIT DASH.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK STRUCK IN FEEDER DOOR, WAS REMOVING AND SMASHED FINGER WITH METAL BAR.