Washington has 27 recorded mining fatalities on file with MSHA, across 6,595 reportable incidents (1984–2020).
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Miner was in the process of removing wedges on right side of tracked Jaw Feeder. During removal of the last wedge, the panel suddenly fell trapping the miner between the counterweight on excavator and the panel. The weight and force of the panel caused blunt force trauma to the chest and head.
The victim drowned when the dredge ee was operating sank.
Truck driver was hauling gold ore to the plant. While descending the roadway from the mine, the victim lost control of truck. Went up embankment & over an appox drop 20' drop landing back in the roadway. The victim was transported to the hospital & died of injuries several days later.
Maintenance was being performed on 10 wheel truck. It appears that the chain slipped causing the truck to fall striking the victim. The victim died from possible internal injuries. Still awaiting Coroner's and MSHA's finding to complete the investigation.
Still under investigation. Fall of ground occurred during bolting cycle in which two employees were involved. One was struck by slab/ground fall, and resulted in fatality.
Contractor (electrician) was working in building. It is unknown just what happened. The electrician contacted energized conductors while installing an electrical circuit.
Employee was standing on a temporary platform just below a jaw crusher attempting to remove two toggle seat wedges from the pitman. Shortly after removing the two bolts holding the wedges in place, the pitman unexpectedly moved fatally crushing the employee.
BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR APPARENTLY SWUNG LOAD NEAR POWERLINE. EMPLOYEE LENDING A HAND TO UNHOOK LOAD WAS ELECTROCUTED.
EE WENT UP TO TOP OF CONVEYOR TO ATTACH CHAINS TO MOVE CONVEYOR. CO-WORKER MANUVERED BORROWED EXCAVATOR - WHEN HE HIT SWITCH TO LOCK OUT MACHINE THE BOOM CAME DOWN PINNING EE BETWEEN BUCKET AN D FRAME OF CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING THE SAND HOPPER AT THE WASHPLANT USING A JOHN DEERE THE OTHER LOADER OBSERVED THE LOADER PARKED AT THE SAND HOPPER WITH ITS BUCKET IN THE AIR WITHOUT AN OPERATOR IN THE CA B. THE OTHER LOADER OPERATOR OBSERVED EE'S LEGS STICKING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF SAND HOPPER ON THE CONVEYER BELT AND SHUT POWER OFF, RADIOED FOR HELP.
WEATHER AND GROUND CONDITION WAS GOOD. UNDER CONVEYOR WAS WELL GUARDED. VICTIM WAS FOUND BETWEEN RETURN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT UNDER SCREEN CONVEYOR. NO ONE SAW ACCIDENT.
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL FELL ON VICTIM. ACCIDENT WAS FATAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON COARSE AGGREGATE WASH PLANT. BLADE MILL CRUSHED EMPLOYEE. REPORT WAS DELAYED DUE TO TRANSFERRING OF REPORTING RESPONSIBLITY AND INTERNAL MISCOMMUNCIATON. VERBAL REPO RTING WAS COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY (1-8-97).
LANDSLIDE-COVERING & DESTRYING MOST OF CRUSHER.
LANDSLIDE COVERING & DETROYING MOST OF CRUSHER.
AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE WELD SHOP RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO AN EMPLOYEE. CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE SOURCE HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS JAMMING IN THE E-38,,650 LEVEL. HE PARKED THE JAMMER, ES2, IN THE AREA OF THE F-29. LOOKS LIKE HE GOT OFF ES2 AND WAS GOING TO WALK BACK WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A ROCK 14" THICK, 5' WIDE AND 7' LONG.
MAINTENANCE ON THE HORIZONTAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER. HYDRAULIC LINE BLEW AND COVER TO CRUSHER CAME DOWN AND PINCHED THE COVER AT THE WAIST. THE INJURIES RESULTED IN A FATALITY.
EE WAS TESTING A 3 1/2 YARD MUCKER, HE WAS BACKING THE MUCKER UP WITH A LOADED BUCKET IN A RAISED POSITION ON A SUPER (GRADE), THE MUCKER ROLLED OVER ON TOP OF HIM.
MINER WAS MOVING POWDER FROM POWDER MAGAZINE TO FACE- STOPPED LHD TO MOVE POWER CABLE WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. UNKNOWN CAUSE.