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West Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lassila Phil
Clallam County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502626

MSHA record for West Pit (mine ID 4502626). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Jim West Inc 1979 to 1987
  2. Excel Construction & Equipment Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

West Pit sits in Clallam County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Clallam County, Washington · Population 77,593
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$67,999
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

October 2, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Excel Construction & Equipment Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS DRIVING AROUND PIT HIT A BUMP AND NECK WENT OUT EE HAD BEEN OFF WORK FOR A YEAR BEFORE STARTING WORK WITH US FOR THE SAME THING NECK INJURY.

1989 · 1 incident

June 19, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Excel Construction & Equipment Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM FEED PLATE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ARM & STOMACH.