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Collins Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Delores A Afdem
Pierce County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502777

Collins Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. Collins Road Gravel 1980 to 1987
  2. Collins Road Sand & Gravel Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1991 2
1990 6
1989 9
1988 7
1987 5
1986 4
1985 4
1984 3
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Collins Pit sits in Pierce County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Pierce County, Washington · Population 924,106
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$96,632
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

1990 · 1 incident

January 9, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Collins Road Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE EXTREMELY WET. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LAST RAINSTORM WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET EQUIPMENT BACK TO WATER PUMP EMPL USED HANDS TO LIFT PUMP WHEN HERNIA OCCURRED.