Mining Incidents

Olivine Mill: 12 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Olivine Corp · Facility
Whatcom County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500942

MSHA record for Olivine Mill (mine ID 4500942). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Olivine Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Olivine Mill sits in Whatcom County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Whatcom County, Washington · Population 228,432
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$80,989
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1986 · 8 incidents

October 15, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Olivine Corp · Fall from machine

LEAVING STEPS O0 FRONT END LOADER-MISJUDGED LANDING A31 186H A RAWHIDE HAMT RUNED ANKLE

July 17, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING ROCKS1STRAINED AND SPRAINED RIGHT 2ND FINGER.

July 2, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING CHAIN3ON MIXER CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN WALL AND GUARD WHILE REMOVING GUARD.

April 23, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS STRUCK I3 THE HAND BY PIECE OF FALLING IRON (WAS HELD WITH BOLT, BOLT BROKE)

March 7, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Olivine Corp · Struck against stationary object

IN THE STORAGE3WAREHOUSE EMP WAS DIGGING OUT SOME SECTIONAL DRAIN PIPE UPON WALKING OVER TO SHOVEL HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF WOOD WITH A NAIL IN IT (LEFT FOOT)

February 11, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 60 LB B6CKETS OF SULPHATE TO PLATFORM AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE UNDER WEIGHT.HEARD POPPING NOISE.

January 29, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Olivine Corp · Struck against stationary object

WALKED INTO A M9TAL PIPE AND STRUCK HEAD WITH HARD HAT ON THE PIPE WAS STATIONARY

January 20, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TWISTED BACK WR2NG BAGGING SAND AND PALLETIZING THEM.EACH BAG WEIGHS 100 LB.

1985 · 4 incidents

November 26, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS INSIDE L3FTING 100 LB BAG OF SAND WHEN HIS BACK WENT OUT COULDNT LIFT ANY MORE HAD TROUBLE WALKING AND EXTREME PAIN IN BACK

June 20, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLACING SAND BA1S ON FLOOR OF RAILROAD CAR FROM PALLETS.

June 5, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Struck by flying object

HE WAS GREASING AND AIRBORNE DUST HIT HIM IN THE EYE

April 30, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olivine Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS STACKING PALLETS ONE HIT HIM AND SMASHED HIS THUMB