Mining Incidents

Sprague Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Eucon Corporation
Sprague, Lincoln County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503373

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2021
Latest incident
Feb 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
106
citations
12
significant & substantial
$13,104
proposed penalties
$11,271
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,725 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,608 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,699 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,661 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,723 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,028 1 0 330.3
2021 Q4 2,493 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,576 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2021 · 1 incident

February 1, 2021 WA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DeAtley Crushing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was trimming conveyor belt using a utility knife. The belt cut easier than EE expected, resulting in the knife travelling past the conveyor belt and making contact with the EE's leg. The contact resulted in a laceration requiring sutures.

2013 · 1 incident

November 11, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mainline Rock & Ballast Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was trying to remove a drill steel from a 988H loader bucker which was wedged in the bucket. He hit it with a hammer and it sprung out hitting him in the ankle. The doctor did an x-ray 11-12-2013 and gave him time off until follow up appt. on 11/18/13. At that time, the Dr returned ee to light duty with anther follow up appt in 10 days.

2012 · 1 incident

October 29, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mainline Rock & Ballast Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Doing maintenance on Thor Stacker conveyor, putting wear iron in receiving box using torch and welder. He slipped and fell because of rainy conditions and smashed and cut his middle and pointer fingers on his left hand.

2010 · 1 incident

February 3, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mainline Rock & Ballast Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping 2 other employees change a return roller on a stacker. He was lifting the belt and twisting while placing the roller. He was lifting approximately 20 pounds at the time. It affected his lower back which he has had issues before.

2003 · 1 incident

April 15, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mainline Rock & Ballast Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A STEEL POST WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER MISSED POST AND STRUCK FINGER OF EMPLOYEE HOLDING POST.