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Vancouver Rock Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

R & R Joint Venture · Surface
Controlled by Ronald M Wamberg
Clark County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500757

Vancouver Rock Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Vancouver Rock Company 1978 to 1980
  2. R & R Joint Venture 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1998 4
1997 5
1996 5
1995 5
1994 5
1993 5
1992 4
1991 3
1990 4
1989 4
1988 6
1987 3
1986 3
1985 2
1984 2
1983 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Vancouver Rock Pit sits in Clark County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Clark County, Washington · Population 510,516
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$94,948
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

1993 · 1 incident

October 29, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
R & R Joint Venture · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON A FILL AREA NEXT TO BANK. HE DROVE TRUCK TOO CLOSE TO EDGE AND SOFT EDGE THREW TRUCK OVER THE BANK. IT ROLLED 1-1/2 TIMES.