Mining Incidents

China White Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Imasco Minerals Inc
Stevens County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503256

MSHA record for China White Quarry (mine ID 4503256). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. Nanome Aggregates Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

China White Quarry 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

2 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nanome Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

DISCOLORED ROCK IS TAKEN OFF CONVEYOR BELT.HIS HERNIA OCCURRED WHILE PUSHING A BIG BOULDER OFF THE BELT.

July 10, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nanome Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

BOULDERS ARE SLEDGE HAMMERED TO SMALLER PIECES, HE WENT TO PULL THE BOULDER INTO BETTER POSITION WHEN THE TENDON TORE.