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Cedar Mountain Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Rivera & Green Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jose A Rivera Jr
King County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502212

Cedar Mountain Pit has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Boulevard Excavating Inc 1950 to 1983
  2. Reid Sand & Gravel Inc 1983 to 1985
  3. Rivera & Green Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1992 1
1991 9
1990 13
1989 13
1988 14
1987 14
1986 7
1985 2
1983 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Cedar Mountain Pit sits in King County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
King County, Washington · Population 2,262,713
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$122,148
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Reid Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OVERSIZE ROCKS FROM PORTABLE SCREENING PLANT WHEN I ROCK GAVE WAS CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO DO THE SAME AND IN THE PROCESS BROKE A RIB.

March 3, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Boulevard Excavating Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING CAT. UNDER DIRECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT,IN AREA SUPT. HAD BEEN TOLD BY EMPLOYER NOT TO OPERATED IN.INEXPERIENCE OF OPERATOR RESULTED IN EMPL OPERATING PIECE OF EQUIP ON BANK THAT GAV WAY FROM WEIGHT OF MACHINE CAUSING CRAWLER AND EMPL TO SLIDE DOWN HILL BREAKING BLADE OFF CRAWLER.