Mining Incidents

Plant CMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Gordon Pogorelc
Centralia, Lewis County, WA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503543
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2015–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Cone feeder was stopped due to rocks in the belt/tail drum. The guard was pulled to clean the area. Employee reached in to possibly brush out more rocks, their arm and hand were pulled into the machine and wedged between the belt/tail drum. Their arm rolled with the belt and was pushed out by the machine. Their hand had lacerations on it.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using an air impact gun pressed up on a bolt with the palm of his hand, bolt spun and cut his hand. He went to the doctors later that night and received stiches.