Mining Incidents

C E Minerals Flagstaff Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

C-E Minerals Inc · Surface
Stevens County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502687

MSHA record for C E Minerals Flagstaff Mine (mine ID 4502687). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Apr 1983
Ownership history
  1. Tri-H Mining Company Inc 1979 to 1980
  2. Sell Flagstaff Barite Company 1980 to 1981
  3. C-E Minerals Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

C E Minerals Flagstaff Mine sits in Stevens County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Stevens County, Washington · Population 47,470
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$67,405
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

April 28, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
C-E Minerals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED PARTY WAS DRILLING ON A BARE POINT OF ROCK EYE AND EAR PROTECTION WAS BEING USED A GUST OF WIND BLEW SAND IN HIS FACE CAUSING HIM TO TURN QUICKLY AND STEP UPHILL HE CAUGHT HIS FULL WEIGHT ON HIS FULLY EXTENDED LEG IN A DEPRESSION ON THE ROCKS SURFACE PROBABLE RESULT TORN CARTILAGE