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East Selah Pit & Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Yakima County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500727

East Selah Pit & Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. Yakima Cement Products Company Inc 1950 to 1986
  2. Yakima Rock Products Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 0
1989 1
1988 8
1987 12
1986 16
1985 11
1984 13
1983 20
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

East Selah Pit & Plant sits in Yakima County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Yakima County, Washington · Population 256,605
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$68,015
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

1988 · 2 incidents

July 18, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yakima Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING GEARS FOR REPAIR OF SHOVEL STRAINED BASIC MUSCLES.

March 1, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yakima Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE RISING DUMP BOX TO DUMP LOAD HOIST BROKE AT BASE PLATE ALLWOING BOX TO SHIFT TO LEFT SIDE AND FALLING TO GROUND. CAUSINGF SPRAIN TO LOWER BACK