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Metaline Falls Washington Plant Of Lafar: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Lafarge Corp · Facility
Controlled by Lafarge S A
Pend Oreille County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500042

Metaline Falls Washington Plant Of Lafar has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Lehigh Portland Cement Company 1950 to 1989
  2. Lafarge Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 62
1989 35
1988 7
1987 8
1986 9
1985 10
1984 10
1983 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Metaline Falls Washington Plant Of Lafar sits in Pend Oreille County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Pend Oreille County, Washington · Population 13,811
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$63,750
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

March 12, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING & SLIPPED & STRUCK RIGHT WRIST ON ELEVATOR.

February 5, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN THE SIDE OF A BELT AND SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 21, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Lafarge Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT A DRINKING FOUNTAIN CLEANING IT & HIS KNEE POPPED & STARTED TO HURT. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD THIS KNEE OPERATED ON & WAS DIAGNOSED THIS TIME AS DEGENERATIVE JOINT DESEASE.

September 8, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER W/PROTECTIVE CAGE AND BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW ON CAGE.