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Douglas Co Pit: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Albert E DeAtley
Douglas County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502997

MSHA record for Douglas Co Pit (mine ID 4502997). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Northwest Paving & Rock Products 1983 to 1983
  2. Basin Asphalt Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Douglas Co Pit sits in Douglas 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.
Douglas County, Washington · Population 43,733
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$80,374
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1984 · 1 incident

February 14, 1984 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Basin Asphalt Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE JAW OF ROCK CRUSHER LOWERING THE WEDGE WITH A COMEALONG-THE CABLE SLIPPED AND THE WEDGE LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND

1983 · 5 incidents

June 27, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Paving & Rock Products · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED OFF ROLLER AND CAUGHT RIGHT LEG ON EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE DIANOSIS RIGHT POSTERIOR THIGHT CONTUSION.

June 16, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Northwest Paving & Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FUEL IN DIESEL TANK OF DUMP TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING WITH A LIGHTER AND THE FUMES SUBSEQUENTLY EXPLODED.

June 15, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Northwest Paving & Rock Products · Struck by flying object

CHANGING A FILTER ON A CAT LOADER WHEN A FOREIGN PARTICLE LODGED IN EMPLOYEE\S EYE.

June 15, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northwest Paving & Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK AND TRALLER WHENIT LEFT THE ROAD JOLTING HIM AND TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK AND UPPER CHEST AREA.

May 17, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Paving & Rock Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING V-BELT ON CRUSHER BY HAND WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT & THE PULLEY.