Mining Incidents

Airway Sand & GravelMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Spokane, Spokane County, WA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4503384
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE acted against policy/training by leaning a ladder against running screen box to clean the screens. EE began to descend ladder when it began to slide. EE reached out with left hand to steady ladder, contacting flywheel of screen box, resulting in injury. EE returned to full duty on 10/30/17, retrained on proper way to clean screens, fall protection and lock out/tag out procedure.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

USING CHOP SAW TO CUT A PIECE OF KEY WAY STOCK. WHEN BROKE OFF KEY WAY, SHARP EDGE CAUGHT RIGHT PINKIE AND TORE OFF NAIL AND RIPPED END OF FINGER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STACKING 4 X 4 STEEL TUBING, CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON SHARP EDGE WHILE WEARING GLOVES.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

A MINER DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD WHILE GETTING INTO CAB OF MIXER TRUCK. HAD HIS HARD HAT ON & FORGOT TO DUCK WHEN GETTING IN CAB. TWEAKED NECK AS THE DAY PROGRESSED HIS NECK GOT STIFFER. HE SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC MEDICAL ATTENTION ON THE 30TH DAY OF MAY AT THE END OF SHIFT.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOWER BACK STRAIN CAUSED BY LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS OVER TIME WITHOUT ASKING FOR HELP. CHANGING SCREENS ON WASH PLANT IN ODD POSITIONS AND ALWAYS BEING BENT OVER LIFTING & TWISTING.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN BELT AND CONVEYER USING A SMALL PRY BAR. THE BAR LOST ITS BIT ON ROCK AND SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS HITTING HIM IN THE CHIN. HAD SMALL CUT ON RIGHT C HIN NEEDING 4 STITCHES. RETURNED TO WORK TO FINISH THE DAY OUT.