Mining Incidents

Winthrop Pit & PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Luke L Hughes
Winthrop, Okanogan County, WA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4502295
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2009–2022
Latest incident
Apr 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2022 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner conducts work at locations (ie. batch plant & wash plant) that require hearing protection due to loud noise. Change in hearing from baseline test according to hearing test conducted.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EE was driving key wedge down in the jaw crusher using a piece of steel shaft & a sledge hammer. A piece of steel came off shaft where it was being struck with a hammer. The piece of steel went into right leg above knee on inside of leg.