Mining Incidents

Dietz Brothers Alder Bluff Incorporated: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Darold Dietz
Cowlitz County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502640

MSHA record for Dietz Brothers Alder Bluff Incorporated (mine ID 4502640). 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
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Josum Inc 1979 to 1984
  2. Dietz Bros Alder Bluff Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dietz Brothers Alder Bluff Incorporated sits in Cowlitz County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Cowlitz County, Washington · Population 111,539
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$72,932
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

1989 · 1 incident

August 8, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dietz Bros Alder Bluff Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE USING SHOVEL TO DIG OUT ROCK HOPPER.