EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE FRONT END LOADER. THE HEATER HOSE BROKE AND HOT WATER SPRAYED ALL OVER. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE LOADER ONTO OVERSIZED ROCK AND BRUISED HIS LEFT HEAL.
POLE ROAD PIT: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Concrete Nor'West
· Surface
Controlled by
Walt Miles
Whatcom County,
WA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502582
MSHA record for POLE ROAD PIT (mine ID 4502582). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1991–1993
- Latest incident
- May 1993
Ownership history
- Ferndale Ready Mix & Gravel Inc 1978 to 1990
- Concrete Nor'West 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
POLE ROAD PIT sits in Whatcom County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1993 · 1 incident
May 18, 1993
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'West · Struck against stationary object
1992 · 2 incidents
June 1, 1992
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK FROM GRIZZLEY WHEN THE ROCK CAME LOOSE & SLID DOWN THE BARS & SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND
February 26, 1992
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL JUMPED DOWN FROM BOOM TRUCK AND LANDED ON MAUL HANDLE WHICH HIT TAILBONE.
1991 · 2 incidents
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUTTING BUCKET WITH KNIFE, IT SLIPPED CUT LEG
April 16, 1991
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNSPOOLING CABLE FOR DRAG LINE AND THE CABLE SNAPPED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.