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Section 31 Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Stowe Linda & Bryan
King County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503065

MSHA record for Section 31 Pit (mine ID 4503065). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Moulden & Sons' Inc 1985 to 1989
  2. Stowe Construction Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Section 31 Pit sits in King County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
King County, Washington · Population 2,262,713
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$122,148
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

August 5, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moulden & Sons' Inc · Struck by falling object

DRIVER ENTERED PIT ANDUNDER LOADER AFTER LOAD WAS DEPOSITED LOADER OPERATOR INFORMED DRIVER HIS END GATE WAS NOT LATCHED AND OPEN DRIVER EXITED CAB TO SECURE PROBLEM NOTICE GATE AJAR THEN PULL ED GATE OPEN TO DISLODGE MATERIAL LETTING ROCK FROM LOAD ESCAPE OUTGATE AND DROPPED ON FOOT