Mining Incidents

Deer Trail: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Madre Mining Ltd · Underground
Controlled by Farrell James A
Stevens County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502914

MSHA record for Deer Trail (mine ID 4502914). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Madre Mining Ltd 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Deer Trail 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

10 on file

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 9 incidents

November 18, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Madre Mining Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A BACK HOLE WHEN MACHINE SLIPPED OFF FACE. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH MACHINE AND WRENCHED LOWER BACK. INJURY WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICED BY EMPLOYEE BUT BECAME APPARENT WITH PASSAGE OF TIME.

June 10, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Madre Mining Ltd · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

IRRITATION OF SMOKE TO EMPLOYEES THROAT CAUSING POSSIBLE BRONCHIAL INFECTION

May 17, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Madre Mining Ltd · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT TOE OFFACE WITH SHOVEL WHEN APPROX. 100 LBS OF ROCK DEBRIS FELL ON HIM FROM THE TOP OF THE FACE STRIKING HIS HEAD AND LEFT SIDE.