Mining Incidents

Leeson Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Leeson Chet F
Spokane County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503059

Leeson Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1996.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Feb 1996
Ownership history
  1. Leeson Rock Products Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1997 1
1996 5
1995 5
1994 9
1993 9
1992 13
1991 12
1990 9
1989 9
1988 1
1987 3
1986 3
1985 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Leeson Pit sits in Spokane County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
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

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident