Mining Incidents

Wheel Mounted Portable Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Northwest Rock Inc · Surface
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503446

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
22
citations
7
significant & substantial
$1,936
proposed penalties
$1,936
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 453 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 344 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 646 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,772 1 1 564.3
2023 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,007 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

July 24, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northwest Rock Inc · 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.

June 26, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · 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

June 22, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · 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

October 19, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

March 21, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · 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

October 17, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · 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.