Mining Incidents

Kalama QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503460
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2016–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was setting the landing pad for leveling jacks on the crusher. Making sure jack was lined up with others. As the hydraulic jacks went up a 4 foot piece of angle iron, that had been leaned up against the crusher, slid off the frame and smashed EE's thumb against the guard on the jack. Crew member had 4 stitches in thumb.

2019 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Commercial Truck Driver lost control of the vehicle on the 23% grade road. Driver ran the truck into the berm at the bottom of the hill. The driver injured EE's sternum and the truck is damaged.

Struck against a moving object

Driver said pickup popped out of gear coming loaded downhill. No marks from trailer brakes. Lost control and loaded trailer came off pickup. Trailer rolled once staying on road. Pick up rolled and went over embankment landing on its top.

2018 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

bee sting, also stung at 3:00 pm hot weather no damage, no injury, no medical treatment, no first aid employee continued on as normal

2016 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Brake failure on truck. 13% downhill grade from stockpile to scales

Struck against a moving object

Brake failure on truck. 13 percent downhill grade from stockpile to scales. *Per question #20 person was thrown from truck.*