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Newskah Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Northwest Rock Inc · Surface
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500319

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Jan 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
77
citations
11
significant & substantial
$8,722
proposed penalties
$8,606
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
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 10,643 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,954 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 9,296 3 0 322.7
2022 Q4 8,181 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 9,800 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,432 2 0 237.2
2022 Q1 6,605 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

15 on file

2021 · 1 incident

January 5, 2021 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by flying object

Injury to employees left eye occurred when employee began to operate a hand held grinder with a wire cleaning wheel attached. The employee was injured when a piece of wire from the wire wheel came off and struck the employee in the left eye. Employee was not wearing safety glasses or a face shield while doing the task. Employee is expected to make a full recovery.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 23, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by falling object

While loading conveyor on flatbed trailer the conveyor shifted while being lowered resulting in conveyor settling on his right foot.

January 5, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE REPLACING BEARING IN WHEEL SPINDLE, SPINDLE SLIPPED OFF PLATFORM LANDING ON LEFT BIG TOE. SPINDLE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 30-35 LBS.

2004 · 1 incident

December 6, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · Fall onto or against objects

USING AN UNSECURED STEP LADDER TO DISASSEMBLE A CRUSHER COMPONET THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE MINER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND STRIKING THE LADDER WITH HIS RIGHT SIDE OF RIB CAGE AREA. ACUTE RIGHT 9TH RIB FRACTURE.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING IN HARDENED STEEL TRAIL PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, CHIP OF STEEL CAME OFF PENETRATING LEATHER GLOVE AND CUTTING LEFT WRIST.

July 10, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVE OVER A SOFT SPOT, WHILE DRIVING A TRUCK CAME OUT OF HER SEAT BELT AND BODY HIT THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK.

2002 · 3 incidents

December 5, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING A STUCK BOLT OUT OF SOCKET WHILE BEING HELD IN A VISE. USING INAPPROPRIATE TOOL FOR DRIVING BOLT. AFTER 3RD STRIKE A PULLY USED FOR AS HAMMERING DEVICE THE PULLY ROLLED OVER EXPOSI NG FINGER TO IMPACT

October 15, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · Fall from machine

GETTING OUT OF DUMP TRK TO CHECK THE OIL ON HIS TRUCK, SLIPED ON STEP OF TRUCK FELL BACK TOWARD FUEL TANK CAP THEN FELL TO THE GROUND

August 10, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE (IN THE SHOP) SECOND CHAIN USED TO SECURE LOAD CAME UNFASTENED AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD.

2001 · 3 incidents

October 7, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING WHILE HE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK. METAL DEFLECTED OFF EYEGLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.

September 5, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck against stationary object

PROCESS OF CHANGING AN ATTACHMENT ON A BOBCAT. THE MECHANISM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE OF A BUILDUP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS. THE HANDLE USED TO RELEASE THE ATTACHMENT DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE SPRING LOADED HANDLE CAME BACK AND JAMMED THE OPERATORS THUMB AGAINST THE BUCKET CAUSING INJURY.

April 12, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLED RIGHT LOWER STOMACH MUSCLE WHILE CHANGING TIRE FROM DUMP TRUCK RESULTING IN INGUINAL HERNIA.

2000 · 3 incidents

May 25, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by falling object

A 3'X4' PIECE OF STEEL FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

May 9, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SANDBLASTING UP UNDERNEATH TRUCK TRAILER BOY, LOST CONTROL OF SANDBLAST HOSE, SANDBLASTED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

March 28, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER CARRYING AIR CLEANER IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HIS FOOT MISSED STEP ON LADDER CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND ABOVE HIS HEAD PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER & BACK