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Sherwood: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Western Nuclear Inc · Surface
Controlled by Phelps Dodge Corp
Stevens County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502424

MSHA record for Sherwood (mine ID 4502424). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984
Ownership history
  1. Western Nuclear Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sherwood sits in Stevens County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Stevens County, Washington · Population 47,470
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$67,405
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

July 22, 1984 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Nuclear Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY CHUNKS OF MATERIAL WHICH WAS IMPEADING ORE FLOW IN THE FINE ORE BIN. AS SHE REMOVED LOCKING PIN FROM THE DOOR SHE SISNT ANTICIPATE THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR WHICH CAM N SMASHING HER FINGER ON THE CONVYEOR BELT FRAME

1983 · 1 incident

August 18, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Nuclear Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP WAS INSTALLING NEW WEAR PLATES IN TRANSFER CHUTE AT THE CRUSHER HE STEPPED UP ON THE CONE LOCKING RING TO REACH HIS TORCH WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT IN A HYDRAULIC HOSE AND F ELL ABOUT 2 FEET TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE FRACTURING THE KNEE CAP