Mining Incidents

Lowden: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Ready Mix Ltd · Surface
Controlled by E O S Inc
Walla Walla County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503120

MSHA record for Lowden (mine ID 4503120). 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
1992
Latest incident
Dec 1992
Ownership history
  1. Ready Mix Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1987 to 1992
  2. Ready Mix Ltd 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lowden sits in Walla Walla County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Walla Walla County, Washington · Population 62,102
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$72,212
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

1992 · 1 incident

December 15, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ready Mix Ltd · Fall from machine

WORKER WAS HELPING REMOVE A GEAR BOX FROM A SAND CLARIFIER WHEN THE PORTA-POWER SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL APPROX 7' EMPLOYEE BROKE LEFT SCAPULA.