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Joplin Pit & Plant: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Lakeside Industries · Surface
Controlled by Lakeside Industries Inc.
Snohomish County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502009

Joplin Pit & Plant has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1994
Latest incident
Jul 1994
Ownership history
  1. Lakeside Industries 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1995 1
1994 11
1993 15
1992 7
1991 6
1990 4
1989 3
1988 4
1987 4
1986 3
1985 3
1984 3
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Joplin Pit & Plant sits in Snohomish County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Snohomish County, Washington · Population 834,648
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$107,982
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

July 20, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Lakeside Industries · Flash burns (electric)

INJURED WORKER ATTEMPTED TO TEST A ELECTRICAL SWITCH HAD METER SET ON OLMS SETTING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TEST LIVE 440 VOLT SWITCH METER EXPLODED CAUSING BURNS TO WORKERS FACE ARMS HANDS & CHEST

February 23, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries · Struck by flying object

INJURED WORKER WAS WORKING NEAR TAIL PULLEY WHEN PULLEY BROKE, AND HIT GUARD - GUARD BROKE AND HIT WORKERS ARM CAUSING CUTS AND BRUISES. WORKER WAS WASHING AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

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1988 · 3 incidents

July 14, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER ROLLS PLUGGED & STOPPED MACHINE. HE REVERSED WIRE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER TO CLEAN THEM OUT & WENT BACK TO CLEAN THEM BUT FORGOT TO TURN OFF POWER.

May 9, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Lakeside Industries · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRYING TO FREE A PIECE OF CABLE FROM A MOVING CONVEYOR BELT, THE WORKER WAS DRAGGED INTO A CONVEYOR WHEEL AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND.

May 9, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lakeside Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING ROLL CRUSHER, GOT A PIECE OF STEEL IN HIS EYE, THOUGHT IT WAS FLASH BURN.

1987 · 1 incident

December 10, 1987 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN 3