Mining Incidents

Samish Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Walt Miles
Burlington, Skagit County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500605

MSHA record for Samish Pit (mine ID 4500605). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1986–2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
2
inspections on record
13
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 13 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2016 Q3 732 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,847 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 557 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,853 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 197 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 377 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 831 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 967 0 0 0.0
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 790 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 790 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,165 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,750 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,336 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,617 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2000 · 1 incident

March 4, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ARM QUIT WORKING WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS IN A 980 CAT FRONT LOADER.

1997 · 1 incident

January 18, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'West · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF LOADER--APPARENTLY LOST GRIP & FELL BACKWARD TO THE GROUND LANDING ON BACK AND SIDE OF RIBS.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1995 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'West · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS APPLYING WEAR RUBBER TO DISCHARGE CHUTE ON TOP SCREEN DECK. LEANED BACKWARD AGAINST RUBBER BELTING. RUBBER CAME OFF ITS HANGER LETTING EE FALL BACKWARD INTO AUGER.

August 2, 1995 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'West · Struck against a moving object

PULLED OR SPRAINED CORD IN LEFT ARM WHILE STEERING A RUBBER TIRE SCRAPER.

1994 · 4 incidents

September 6, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKED UP HYDRAULIC PUMP. TURNED TO TAKE IT TO TOOL TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM BUILDING, HE FELT A SNAP AND SHARP PAIN IN SMALL OF BACK.

July 13, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING LOADER. TWISTED BACK WHILE USING LADDER INTO LOADER.

July 5, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'West · Struck against a moving object

OPERATION OF LOADER AGGRAVATED INJURY OF 6-10-04. NORMAL OPERATION OF LOADER OVER PIT ROAD CAUSED SORENESS.

June 10, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'West · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAVELING OVER GROUND IN PIT LOADER HIT A CHUCK HOLE IMPACT OF HITTING THE CHUCK HOLE CAUSED SEAT TO RIDE & THEN HIT SEAT SUPPORT AS THE SEAT CAME DOWN BACK WAS JARRED & CAUSED INJURY

1993 · 3 incidents

December 17, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF SCRAPER (ABOUT 3 FEET) TO THE GROUND. TWISTED KNEE SLIGHTLY.

October 25, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'West · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING LOADER & TRAVELING ON PIT ROAD OPERATOR WENT OVER FUMP THAT CAUSED A JOLT TO BACK & SHOULDER. SOME PAIN & NUMBNESS TO LOWER BACK & SHOULDER.

March 4, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS PUSHING AGAINST THE TOP OF A TIRE TO BALANCE IT WHILE ROLLING IT. EMPL THEM FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN THE LOWER RIGHT LEG.

1992 · 1 incident

February 7, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WORKING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND WRENCH.HIT FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

1991 · 2 incidents

October 7, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by flying object

HAMMERING A PIN OUT OF CUTTING EDGE AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY A METAL FLAKE.

June 24, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by flying object

EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF PIPE, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UNDER THE SAFETY GLASSES HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

1990 · 1 incident

September 17, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'West · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS HOLDING ONTO AN IMPACT GUN WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK OF THE D-8 CAT LANDING ON ONE FOOT & FEELING EXTREME PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

1989 · 3 incidents

December 9, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WASHING OUT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK BY A ROCK FROM THE CONE CRUSHER.

October 7, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'West · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALL CRUSHER GEARS, STEPPED BACK ON CATWALK BOARD THAT UNSTABLE UPENDED THE BOARD FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT HITTING BACK, HITTING BACK AND UPPER R SIDE OF RIBS ONBLOCK

September 18, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'West · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER, HE WAS BEING PUSHED BY CAT. THE SCRAPER GOT BUMPED HARD, CAUSING HIM TO BE KNOCKED AGAINST HIS SEAT BELT AND OFF SEATHE SEAT. POSSIBLE BACK INJURY.

1987 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1987 WA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion in lifting objects

DOING PLANT MAI3TENACE CUTTING PLATE LIFTING PLATES IN POSITION AT CHEST LEVEL AND HEAD LEVEL APPROX. 30 LBS WEIGHT HOOK HELP LIFTING BACK BECAME WEAK AND STIFF WITH HARP PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK. 3

1986 · 1 incident

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