Mining Incidents

Wheel Mounted Portable PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503446
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC REPLACE A BROKEN TRACK PIN ON AN EXCAVATOR, THE MECHANIC WAS DRIVING THE PIN INTO THE TRACK WITH A LARGE HAMMER WHEN A HAMMER FROM THE PIN BROKE LOOSE AND STRUC K HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AROUND THE TEMPLE AREA.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WORKING TO CLEAR A PLUG UP IN THE TUNNEL FEEDER, HE SLIPPED WITH ALL BODY WEIGHT ON RIGHT KNEE.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EITHER PULLING ON HAUL BACK CABLE ON THE DRAGLINE OR LIFTING A COIL OF STEEL CABLE

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER OF THE LOADER ANDCAUGHT MYSELF WITH LEFT ARM.

Fall from machine

FEEDING MAIN THE WIRE ON THE MAIN LINE AROUND THE YARDER ON TOP OF THE MACHINE OPERATOR SWITCHED AND ENGINE WENT FULL THRU AND DAM WAS REALING ON WIRE AT THIS SPEED. JUMPED OFF MACHINE TO CLEA R CABLE ONTO THE GROUND SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE. U

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT UNDER CONE CRUSHER. SOME MUD SPLASHED INTO RIGHT EYE. THE NEXT MORNING EYE WAS VERY RED AND IRRITATED.