Mining Incidents

RESERVE SILICA CORPORATIONMetal/Nonmetal

Ravensdale, King County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500823
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S BOOTS SLIPPED ON WET DECK WHILE PICKING UP TOOLS, HE DROPPED TO THE GROUND FROM THE DECK OF THE EXCAVAT0R & HIS LEFT FOOT HIT THE GROUND UNEVENLY.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling strips of conveyor belting across the highway to run bulldozer across, he slipped while pulling and wrenched his groin. May have a hernia-is seeing doctor.

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

LARGE ROCK IN LOAD. WHEN DUMPING LOAD SHIFTED TO REAR. ROCK STUCK IN END GATE WHICH SHIFTED WEIGHT TO REAR OF TRUCK-LIFTING FRONT END OFF GROUND. FRONT END ROTATED TO RIGHT AND TIPPED OVER.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS A LITTLE WARM FOR HERE - MAYBE DIDN'T DRINK ENOUGH WATER - NOT SURE - HIS DOCTORS HAD BEEN PUTTING HIM ON & THEN TAKING HIM OFF OF BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE - SORT OF FAINTED - LOSING BALANC E & HIT HIS CHIN & HEAD WHEN HE FELL - SMALL CUTS ON CHIN & LEFT SIDE OF HEAD - DOCTORS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG - CHECKED HEART, ETC.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING FROM PAVEMENT OF WET PLANT TO GROUND, WAS THAWING OUT AND FOOT SLIPPED SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. WEATHER RELATED

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OK AT THE START OF THE SHIFT THEN MUSCLES STARTED TO TIGHTEN UP. APPARENTLY THE PREVIOUS NIGHTS WORK OF SPLICING A BELT AND DOING SOME WELDING HAD INFLAMED SOMETHING AROUND A NERVE. SOME T EMP. NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG. DR SAID USE ICE PACK TO RELIEVE SWELLING.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

FOOT SLIPPED WHEN COMING DOWN LADDER - LEG (RIGHT) WENT THROUGH RUNG ON LADDER AND SCRAPED LEG.