Mining Incidents

ARP Portable Crusher #2Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Rock Island, Douglas County, WA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4500764
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE 1 & EE 2 skid steer down with engine compartment door open. EE 1 went to get headlamp, to check tension on alternator belt. EE 1 returned did not see EE 2, EE 1 believed EE 2 was in pick-up. EE 1 looked in rear windshield of skid steer, did not see EE 2. EE1 touched the alternator belt at the same time EE 2 tried to start skid steer. EE 1 felt the belt move and pulled hand back.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was welding and grinding, believes they got something in their eye. They flushed the eye.

2016 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Lifting a chained ecology block that slipped and temporarily pinned employee's left leg.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Miners were dismantling plant to move to new location. When lowering conveyor to ground, it is surmised that the conveyor shifted, causing the leg on the east side of the conv. to strike against the miners lower left leg. No witnessed the accident, the miner is unable to remember the event.

2011 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

Employee was on the first step of ladder, he slipped due to poor footing on the ladder and fell onto the ground-fracturing left rib.

2007 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

Injured worker was positioning himself on ladder to hand a tool to a co-worker who was performing maintenance on the cone. The injured worker put his weight against the guard which hadn't been fastened due to maintenance and he fell six feet to the ground breaking his left leg.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE jammed finger dosen't know how.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was opening lid of Canica to clean. Lid swiveled around, worker tried to catch it, bending wrist back.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

CLEANING ON SCREEN WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD

2004 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST HANDRAIL OF THE CANICA IMPACT CRUSHER

Struck against a moving object

Worker was ripping the floor of the working bench to supply material to crushing plant. When close to edge material gave way under berm and dozer. While trying to right the dozer it overturned and rolled down the side of the old ramp leading to the bench. Worker received bruises, scrapes to body and laceration to scalp.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING OUT TO USE AS A BACKBOARD FOR THE CONVEYOR WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT KNEE.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING ACROSS PIT, STEPPED INTO POTHOLE TYPE DIP, FELT KNEE POP.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR, THE EE SLIPPED ON AN OIL SPOT ON THE STEP, FALLING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.