Mining Incidents

Twin Rivers Quarry: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Twin Rivers Quarry · Surface
Controlled by Schaefer John
Snohomish County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500553

MSHA record for Twin Rivers Quarry (mine ID 4500553). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Northside Quarry 1950 to 1985
  2. D C Rock Company 1985 to 1987
  3. Twin Rivers Quarry Inc 1987 to 1989
  4. Twin Rivers Quarry 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Twin Rivers Quarry sits in Snohomish 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.
Snohomish County, Washington · Population 834,648
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$107,982
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1991 · 1 incident

April 30, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Twin Rivers Quarry · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON THE CRUSHER WITH OTHER TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING EE WAS HOLDING A LARGE PUNCH WITH LEFT HAND OTHER WAS HITTING PUNCH WITH A 18 HAMMER THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF PART OF MACHINERY AND S MASHED EE S HAND.

1990 · 1 incident

July 11, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Twin Rivers Quarry · Struck by falling object

WAS FALLING A SMALL TREE. AFTER HITTING THE GROUND IT ROLLED INTO ME. HITTING MY R ANKLE.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 11, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Rivers Quarry · Fall onto or against objects

CRUSHER WAS NOT OPERATING AS HE HAD IT SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS. EE WAS STEPPING UP ON THE CRUSHER.TO THE CONVEYOR BELT, FOOT SLIPPED ON THE ICE COVERED BELT AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND JABBING HAND INTO THE CONVEYER BELT INJURING LITTLE FINGER ON HAND.

August 28, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Twin Rivers Quarry · Struck by flying object

WALKED PAST ANOTHER WORKMAN WHO WAS USING A HAND GRINDER AND A PIECE OF METAL FRAGMENT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

1985 · 3 incidents

December 11, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
D C Rock Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

TRUCK FAILED TO3 START ON COLD MORNING OPERATOR WAS JUMP STARTING WHEN BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS FACE

January 26, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northside Quarry · Fall to the walkway or working surface

APPARENTLY SLIPPED AND FELL TO FROZEN GROUND BREAKING RT ARM

January 3, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northside Quarry · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIGHT FRESH SNOW ON GROUND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE HIDDEN UNDER SNOW DIDNT FALL BUT WRENCHED LOWER BACK

1984 · 1 incident

October 20, 1984 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northside Quarry · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF THE LOADER TRACK & HIS KNEE GAVE UNDER.