Hecla Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
THE ROOF FALL IN THE G.P.7 ACCESS DRIFT WAS APPROX. 8 FT THICK 8 FT WIDE AND 20 FT LONG. AREA HAS BEEN BARRICADED AND SHUT DOWN PENDING ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Quilp Decline: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Quilp Decline (mine ID 4503216). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Nov 1990
Ownership history
- Hecla Mining Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Quilp Decline sits in Ferry County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.Ferry County, Washington · Population 7,326
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$54,650
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1990 · 4 incidents
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROUND FOR BLAST WHEN A ROCK FELL BACK STRIKING BRUISING LEFT ANKLE.
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object
PINNING GROUND SUPPORT MAT TO BACK ROCK FELL STRIKING AND LACERATING L ARM
February 6, 1990
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Hecla Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL ROCK BOLTING CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN LEG AND MACHINE LACERATING RIGHT HAND.SUTURED.