Mining Incidents

Willamette Falls Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Clackamas County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3500560

MSHA record for Willamette Falls Plant (mine ID 3500560). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 9, 1983 OR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

BILL GREENE LOST HIS BALANCE AS THE TWO BARGES BUMPED TOGETHER AND WAS ENOUGH TO DUMP HIM OFF IN THE RIVER THIS BUMPING OF THE DREDGE D B SKOOKIM AND A MATERIAL BARGE WAS WHEN THE CREW WAS CHANGING THE BARGES

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 3 incidents

August 20, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SOME SACKS OF A8PHALT FELL OFF ONE OF OUR FLAT BED TRUCKS ON THE FREE WAY TRAFFIC WAS RUNNING OVER MATERIAL THROWING UP MATERIAL WHICH HIT I.NAME IN MOUTH BREAKING T OOTH

August 5, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS HOLDING 6ECKET FOR CRANE LINE.CO-WORKER WAS POUNDING WEDGE INTO BECKET WITH HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF WEDGE OR HAMMER STRIKING HIS ARTERY IN RIGHT ARM.

April 30, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS LAYI3G ON SCREEN UNDER SPRAY NOZZLES AND WAS USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN NOZZLES WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN MOUTH CHIPPING FOUR TEETH

1986 · 4 incidents

August 2, 1986 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

IN NAME WALKED 6P BEHIND I NAME WHO WAS CUTTING SOME IRON AND SPARK BLEW UP AND NTO EYE

June 9, 1986 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western-Pacific Construction Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING OFF CO3VEYOR LOST HIS GRIP WITH LEFT HAND AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON BLOCK OF CONCRETE CRACKING 1 RIB.

May 12, 1986 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western-Pacific Construction Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME LIFTING 5NVIL OUT OF IMPACT CRUSHER.CHAIN HOIST WAS BROKEN,NIGHT BEFORE HE HAD HELP LIFTING ANVIL OUT BUT DECIDED NOT TO WAIT FOR HELP.CAME BACK TO WORK FOLLOWING NIGHT AND LIFTED OIL C OVER PLATE AND 1ULLED HIS BACK.5-13-86 4PM

1985 · 1 incident

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