Clarkland Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMP WAS PULLING A CABLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED A TENDEN WHICH HAD BEEN CUT IN 1976, TENDON IN FINGER
Highland Quarry: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Clarkland Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Burlington Resources Inc
Spokane County,
WA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500555
MSHA record for Highland Quarry (mine ID 4500555). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Dec 1984
Ownership history
- De Atley Company Inc 1979 to 1981
- Max J Kuney Company 1981 to 1983
- Clarkland Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Highland Quarry sits in Spokane County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Spokane County, Washington · Population 544,323
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$73,513
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1984 · 7 incidents
December 12, 1984
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Clarkland Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMP WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER LOADING ROCK WHEN THE LOADER HIT A SOLID ROCK AND STOPPED SUDDENLY CAUSING THE OPERATOR NECK & HEAD TO JERK FORWARD
Clarkland Inc · Struck by falling object
I,NAME AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE BRINGING SHANK COVERS UP TO THE LOWER PLATFORM ON A LIPPMAN 38X42 JAW CRUSHER. I,NAME ATTEMPTED TO TOSS THE COVERS UP ONTO THE PLATFORM WHEN ONE FELL SHORT IT CA ME BACK-DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
Clarkland Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING A 3/8 CHAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A CRUSHER SWING JAW WITH A LOADER, THE CHAIN BROKE & HIT I.NAME ON THE WRIST
Clarkland Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING ONE END OF A RAILROAD TIE & PULLED A SHOULDER MUSCLE
Clarkland Inc · Fall onto or against objects
I NAME WAS REMOVING A REATINER RING FROM THE DRILL WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS WRIST AGAINST THE DRILL.
Clarkland Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS STRIPPING INSULATION OFF OF A WIRE WITH KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB
1983 · 1 incident
Clarkland Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING ACETYLENE BOTTLE AND SOMETHING POPPED IN FINGER.FIRST WENT TO DR 12-29-83.