Mining Incidents

Van Stone Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Equinox Resources Ltd
Stevens County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502040

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1993 · 1 incident

January 2, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equinox Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED GROIN MUSCLE WHILE CLEANING OUT FINE ORE BIN.

1992 · 4 incidents

December 23, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Equinox Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE BUMPBED HIS KNEE ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME WHILE CLEANING THE FINE ORE BIN CHUTE.

December 21, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equinox Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A FROZEN CLUMP OF CRUSHED ORE OUT OF A SHUTE WHEN IN THE PROCESS HE TWISTED HIS WRIST

November 12, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equinox Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING ON A CABLE WHEN ANTOHER EMPLOYEE PULLED THE FRAYED CABLE THROUGH HIS HANDS.

September 5, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equinox Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING DOWN THE SOUTH FINE ORE BIN WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

1991 · 4 incidents

October 26, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equinox Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AIR IN TIRE AFTER WORK SHIFT. TEH SHOP CRANE HOOK WAS AT THE LEVEL OF HIM HEAD AND HE WALKED INTO IT. EMPLOYEE STUMBLED WHEN HE HIT THE HOOK AND HIS HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF, WHEN HE RECOVERED HE HIT THE HOOK AGAIN, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD.

June 25, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equinox Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A 55 GALLON REOGENT BARREL UPRIGHT ON ITS LOWER RIM THE BARREL TIPPED OVER & THE UPPER RIM STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT CAUSING TORN TISSUES

March 27, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Equinox Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PIT PERFORMING HIS REGULAR JOB. HE HAD HIS BACK TO THE HIGH WALL AND WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT CALF MUSCLE BY A ROCK FALLING FROM THE HIGH WALL. HE THOUGH HE WAS OK AND DID N OT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 4/1/91. WAS THEN OFF 4/2 AND 4/3.

March 22, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Equinox Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING HANG UP IN BALL MILL CONVEYOR FEED CHUTE WITH BAR HIS RT THUMB STRUCK A POST SUPPORTING THE EMERGENCY STOP CORD ON THE CONVEYOR CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE

1990 · 1 incident

November 19, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Equinox Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING UP ONTO BULLDOZER,TWISTED HIS BACK.