Mining Incidents

Mill Plain Pit & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald M Wamberg
Vancouver, Clark County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4501153

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
17
significant & substantial
$12,487
proposed penalties
$12,487
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 3,728 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,218 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,011 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,960 8 4 2020.2
2006 Q4 4,740 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,217 12 5 5412.7
2006 Q2 6,399 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

August 22, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Rock & Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was assisting in adjusting a jaw crusher. He was prying with a bar that slipped from what he was prying and struck his hand. The injury bruised his hand and caused considerable swelling.

April 13, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Rock & Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THE INJURY OCCURRED AS THE OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING WAS BEING LOADED BY A FRONT END LOADER. EE DID NOT MENTION THE INJURY OR DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME HE SAYS THE INJURY OCCURRED.

2005 · 1 incident

April 4, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Columbia Rock & Aggregates Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING ON A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET THROUGHOUT THE DAY, EE WAS WEARING A WELDERS HELMET, BUT WOKE DURING THE NIGHT WITH EYE PAIN SUFFERING FROM WELDERS FLASH, EE WENT TO A CLINIC WHERE THEY APPLIED OINTMENT TO EYES

2004 · 1 incident

June 12, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Columbia Rock & Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HAND GRINDER ON A LOADER BUCKET. IN THE PROCESS OF GRINDING, THE GRINDER BLADE KICKED BACK ON HIM AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE. THE RESULTING LACERATION WAS WASHED OUT AND STITCHED AT AN EMERGENCY CLINIC.

2002 · 1 incident

June 24, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Columbia Rock & Aggregates Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE FIRE HOSE TO CLEAN UP AROUND CRUSHER. THE HOSE SPLIT AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO NOZZLE & SENT SPRAY INTO HIS FACE CAUSING HIS TO DROP HOSE. THE HOSE BEGAN WHIPPING AT GROUND LEVEL & STRUCK THE MAN ON THE BACK OF HIS CALF & ANKLE.

2001 · 2 incidents

July 30, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Rock & Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THERE WAS NO ACTUAL ACCIDENT. EE SAID THAT ON THE DAY FOLLOWING HIS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE REPAIRING A ROCK CRUSHER HE EXPERIENCVED PAIN IN HIS WRISTS AND HANDS. THERE WAS ALSO SWELLIN G OF HIS HANDS.

March 19, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Columbia Rock & Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH,. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND STRUCK EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION. EE WENT TO A CLINIC AND HAD THE LACERATION CLEAN ED AND STITCHES.

2000 · 1 incident

October 9, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Rock & Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON ROCK CRUSHER MAINENANCE JOB. HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER WITH A HAMMER HE TORE OFF THE FINGERNAIL & BRUISED IT BADLY. HE WAS TOLD ICE & ELEVATE HIS HAND