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Kettle River Site Metal/Non-Metal

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Underground

Controlled by Echo Bay Mines Ltd

Ferry County, WA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4503148

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 1988–1993
Latest incident: Apr 1993

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1993 · 1 incident

April 30, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Fall from machine

IT WAS WET OUTSIDE VICTIM SLIPPED ON THE EDGE OF STORAGE TRAILER AND FELL APPROX. THREE FEET INTO THE BACK OF AND ACROSS THE TAILGATE FEET INTO THE BACK OF AND ACROSS THE TAILGATE OF A PICK TR UCK A COMPRESSION LACERATION TO THE LEFT SHIN REQUIRING APPROX. EIGHT STITCHES.

1992 · 1 incident

August 28, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

95751TED TRUMA AGGWATING OLD BACK INJURY OF MAYBE.

1991 · 1 incident

June 18, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE BULL HOSE U/G AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE IS ON RESTRICTED TUY.

1990 · 1 incident

June 15, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

JACKLEGGING BACK TO INSTALL MAT WHEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LIP.

1988 · 4 incidents

July 12, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE,A DIAMOND DRILLERS HELPER,WAS TRIPPING RODS OUT PAST CAVE TO PUMP INTERTUBE DOWN.LOTS OF WATER AND AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THE RODS.HE THOUGH THE TUBE WAS COMING BACK AT THEM AND HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY,TURNED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LAGGEN OF THE ROD RACK.

March 27, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE HELPER WAS OPERATING THE JACK LEG EQUIPMENT.GOT CAUGHT UP.ARM WAS PINNED BETWEEN JACK LEG AND DIAMOND DRILL MACHINE.

January 22, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING THE HEAD ON A DRILL INNER TUB.HE WAS PULLING THE GREASE GUN OFF THE TUBE WHEN THE END OF THE FLEX HUB RELEASED AND SWUNG BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CAUSING HIS CAP TO BREAK A3D FALL OFF THE TOOTH.

January 4, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY

Echo Bay Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

WAS PREPARING T2 START ROCK BOLTING WHEN SLAB FELL FROM BACK STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG COMPOUND FX.OF LEG ABOVE KNEE