Mining Incidents

Lake Frances PitMetal/Nonmetal

Mapel Valley, King County, WA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503489
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2010–2020
Latest incident
Nov 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2020 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loud Noise - Standard Threshold Shift detected during audiogram

2018 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Working on plant, wrench slipped and finger struck bolt.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning flok room floor with 4lbs hammer and struck left hand.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Foreign object entered eye while pressure washing. Flushed eye out but still irritated the following day.

2015 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Cleaning up screen rack, lifted 1"" screen and felt a pull in his left shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Putting wear iron in feed shaker and hit left elbow on top of shaker while climbing out.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a bearing puller. As he applied pressure it slipped off striking him in the right cheek.

2012 · 1 incident

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

Miner was tightening a loose bolt. The ratchet slipped off the bolt causing the miner's right finger to be smashed.

2011 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Part of crew was working on cone crusher & had an opening in the catwalk to access the underside. Loader operator not involved in the repair wanted to see work & came up to the cone & was not looking closely at his steps, and stepped/fell partially into the opening.

2010 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Operating heavy equipment, very fast, busy day. Ride control was not working, repetitive movement caused pain in lower back.

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

Loader operator did not see the pedestrian in his path. Pedestrian on phone was not aware that loader was approaching from behind. Loader ran over pedestrian.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed up on the sand feeder to adjust it and when he jumped down he jarred his left knee