Mining Incidents

Nisqually Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Holroyd Co Inc · Surface
Controlled by Stephen Nielsen
Olympia, Thurston County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500637

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2003–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
333
citations
64
significant & substantial
$82,332
proposed penalties
$63,418
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 11,017 17 3 1543.1
2025 Q3 10,542 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,060 9 1 894.6
2025 Q1 8,387 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,687 4 0 412.9
2024 Q3 11,024 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 12,008 7 2 582.9
2024 Q1 11,789 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

18 on file

2019 · 2 incidents

October 4, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Holroyd Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

When adjusting cone crusher employee got the tip of right little pinky finger in between the push rod

July 25, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

Opening a tool box slide door compartment on service truck box and cut left middle finger.

2018 · 1 incident

August 3, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holroyd Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was shoveling out material along the sand conveyer. EE stood up and when EE turned to exit the area EE had a pain in lower back. EE called to get some help to walk down the cat walk and was sent to providence health to get checked out for the pain.

2017 · 2 incidents

October 12, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holroyd Co Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The minor was shoveling off material off the cone deck when ee lost footing and fell on knee.

August 28, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holroyd Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

When lifting foot pad off crane outrigger to place under outrigger I lifted the pad and turned to place under foot and strained my lower back

2016 · 2 incidents

June 2, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Co-worker was cutting a 10" down tube when the 4" grinder slipped and cut the right middle finger tip of employee who was holding the down tube steady on the ground.

May 23, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting conveyor belt with utility knife when the knife blade broke off and the knife folded over cutting right pointer finger.

2015 · 1 incident

December 21, 2015 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

Will pulling out a 30ft tape measure from tool box, the tip caught on tool box edge and when the tape exteneded out the miners right index finger rubbed against the side of tape cutting his finger.

2014 · 2 incidents

November 11, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was working on the HP 400 cone crusher pounding out the pins for the bowl assembly and he was moving from one pin to the next walking with the 20lb sledge hammer when he felt his back pop and he pulled his lower back muscle.

January 20, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a rubber insert off of a screen panel and the knife slipped and cut his left middle finger.

2011 · 1 incident

October 27, 2011 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unbolting a head pulley wipe when the wipe came loose striking worker on the left pointer finger. The injury required a few stitches to seal.

2010 · 2 incidents

September 29, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was closing the lock on his box cutter style knife after changing the blade when his hand slipped from knife cutting the inside of his hand. Co-worker helped apply basic first aid to close cut and EE went to group health to receive 5 stitches. He was back at work by 10:30 am the same day.

April 16, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holroyd Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Took a sample of material in bucket to lab, set bucket down and felt some pain in lower back. Sat in chair for a few minutes got up and walked to table then could not move . Co-worker helped injured to ground. Call 911 for help. Injured person has had surgery on his back from a pre-existing injury that happened with a former employer.

2009 · 1 incident

November 3, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was using a torque multiplyer to remove a bolt from a yoke on a 800 komatsu loader. He went to change the direction switch on wrench and the handle came out of his grip rotating around and hitting him in the back of the head cutting him in a u shape, requiring 4 staples to close wound.

2007 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Individual was removing a 14" by 14" tool used to clean the middle deck of a 8 by 20 crushed screen, the tool slipped down cutting the right pinky finger through his glove. He was taken taken to local hospital where he recieved 12 stiches to finger.

March 8, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holroyd Co Inc · Fall from ladders

Employee was standing approximately 4 feet off the ground on a ladder pulling towards him with a adjustable wrench; the wrench slipped off the nut causing employee to loose his grip with the ladder falling to the ground. He landed on his right side bruising his upper leg and scraping his head on a 4 inch rock when he landed.

2006 · 1 incident

February 28, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holroyd Co Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE UNLOADING 95" X 4' SCREEN CLOTH OFF OF BACK OF TRUCK, THE SCREEN SLIPPED FROM DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK TOWARDS PASSENGER SIDE. IT FELL TOWARDS GROUND, CUTTING A 4" CUT IN LEFT LOWER LEG OF EMPLOYEE.

2003 · 1 incident

February 20, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Holroyd Co Inc · No Value Found

WENT DOWN THE CATWALK DUCKED UNDER THE WATER LEAK AND HIT HEAD ON THE CORNER OF HOPPER WHEN MOVING OVER TO THE SIDE TO AVOID THE WATER. HARD HAT WAS WORN.