Mining Incidents

Granite Falls QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

GRANITE FALLS, Snohomish County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502665
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Apr 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS POSITIONING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN IT FELL & PINCHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN STITCHES.

2003 · 2 incidents

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE FUEL TANK ON A 980-C CAT FRONT END LOADER. THE TANK FELL PINNING EMPLO9YEE ON THE GROUND BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON WITH S OME OF THE WEIGHT OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE LADDER

Unclassified, insufficient data

NO EXACT DESCRIPTION CAN BE MADE, OR AN EXACT INJURY DATE.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEG JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE GROUND FROM CRUSHERS3 AND 4 TOWARDS TOWER #2, WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THE AREA AROUND WHERE HE WAS WALKING WAS CLEAR OF DEBRIS.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WALKING UP TO A STAIRWAY AND STEPPED ON AROCK AND TWISTED/SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS TORCHING OFF A BEARING RACE ON A SHAFT. APIECE OF SLAG ENTERED THE BOTTOM OF THE TONGUE AREA OF HIS BOOT, BURNING THE TOP OF THE FOOT ANDBETWEEN THE 3RD & 4TH TOES.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACK AND HIT HAND ON GUARDRAIL.