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Mt St Helens Mill: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Cowlitz County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503142

Mt St Helens Mill 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
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Granite Construction Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 0
1989 5
1988 14
1987 20
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mt St Helens Mill sits in Cowlitz County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Cowlitz County, Washington · Population 111,539
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$72,932
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

September 10, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Granite Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

FRACTURE TO METETARSAL, WHILE TURNING, FOOT ROLLED ON A ROCK, CAUSING TWISTING ACTION. BONE IS ON TOP OF FOOT AND WAS NOT STRUCK BY OR AGAINST ANY OBJECT.

March 11, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Flash burns (welding)

LABORER RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO EYES WHILE ASSISTING WELDER LABORER ADVISED FOREMAN OF INJURY ON 031288 BUT CO.NOT AWARE OF INJURY UNTIL 032388 WHEN DOC.REPORT WAS RECEIVED IN MAIL ON 032388 FOREMAN HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT FAILURE TO REPORT ALL ACCIDENTS IMMEDIATELY COULD RESULT IN HIS TERMINATION