Mining Incidents

Issaquah Pit & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lakeside Industries Inc.
Issaquah, King County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500652

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
273
citations
47
significant & substantial
$49,004
proposed penalties
$49,004
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 4,942 2 0 404.7
2025 Q3 7,767 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,334 2 0 461.5
2025 Q1 3,566 2 0 560.9
2024 Q4 4,253 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,376 2 0 271.1
2024 Q2 5,416 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,141 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

21 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 31, 2025 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lakeside Industries, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was lifting a roll of rubber hose into box of ORV and felt something pop in their arm. A co-worker helped them remove their coveralls, they were in a great deal of pain so the supervisor transported them to the local ER. Miner was examined, and an MRI was performed confirming a torn bicep muscle. Surgery is required to repair.

2021 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2021 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lakeside Industries, Inc · Struck by flying object

Miner was using a come-a-long to raise a take up pulley, the hook came loose and rebounded up between conveyor and toe-kick and glanced off miners cheek causing a laceration.

April 27, 2021 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries, Inc · Struck by flying object

Miner was attempting to blow debris out of a flywheel assemble on the cone crusher through a small access whole in the cover. The nozzle either became clogged or EE inadvertently extended the tip into the opening making contact with the flywheel. This caused the nozzle to recoil cutting the palm of the miners hand resulting in a dr visit & stitches.

2014 · 1 incident

September 19, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lakeside Industries, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The Quality Control Technician was taking samples of finished material and strained her shoulder. The initial report was classified as non-reportable and has since been re-classified as reportable.

2008 · 1 incident

August 21, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lakeside Industries, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Pouring concrete into an above ground form. 12 inches off the ground leaning on the mixer chute, when it moved he fell down on some form iron supports and lacerated his left lower leg. Employee received steri-strips to close and help heal wound.

2007 · 3 incidents

August 21, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries · Struck by falling object

Cutting beam with track burner. Quickly reached to shut off machine as waste steel fell on foot. Received bruised left foot. No time loss.

June 21, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries · Flash burns (welding)

Welding without face shield, later found out employee had burned his eyes. Safety violation!

February 11, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing pump impeller from barge pump with a Pettibone crane. Impeller came loose and rotated causing the chain hook to come off the vane striking him in the sternum and throwing him 6 ft and landing on top of fellow employee knocking them both to the ground. As a result, the employee received a fractured sternum.

2006 · 1 incident

January 21, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lakeside Industries · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Attempting to reach top of a steel plate to attach clamp, in effort to reach higher on plate he climbed up on an ecology block retaining wall & lost balance falling over the wall 80" to ground. The wall was 1 block high on the working side 3 blocks on the wall side. Wall was designed to interlock not flat on top & not intended to be used as work platform or walkway.

2005 · 4 incidents

November 3, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lakeside Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This is a corrected filing submission #268088 Changing screen, screen slipped and cut left thumb.

September 13, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries · Struck by falling object

Hit in the mouth by a rock while walking around a wash plant screen.

May 6, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Lakeside Industries · Struck by flying object

Standing by controls, rock came out of jaw plant and hit him under chin.

March 18, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lakeside Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting piece of belt hanging fron conveyor belt and cut left hand.

2004 · 1 incident

October 27, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lakeside Industries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was climbing out of classifier tank, slipped and fell. Worker hit head on hand rail and got right leg stuck between hand rail and tank, injuring knee.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 2, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lakeside Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING DIRT OFF FLYWHEEL OF WASH PLANT, SCREEN #76-050. THE CLEANING BAR SLIPPED OFF THE FLYWHEEL AND STRUCK WORKER IN LEFT EYE.

April 12, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lakeside Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING A 7/8" LIFTING CABLE FROM THE HOOK OF A CRANE, PULLED ON CABLE AND IT CAME LOOSE SUDDENLY. IT STRUCK WORKER ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE.

2002 · 1 incident

October 7, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lakeside Industries · Struck against stationary object

WASHING CONCRETE SLAB WITH FIRE HOSE. LOST FOOTING SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING RIGHT HAND ON STEEL BEAM.

2000 · 4 incidents

November 7, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lakeside Industries · Struck by falling object

HE PULLED LOCK BOLTS OUT OF A CONVEYOR BEFORE ITWAS HOOKED UP TO THE CRANE. WITHOUT SUPPORTS, ITFELL BACKWARD HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD.

October 23, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lakeside Industries · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURY REPORTED TO EMPLOYER ON 11/14/00. LIFTING SCREENS AT WASH PLANT THROUGHOUT NIGHT. RE-INJURED BACK. ORIGINAL INJURY OCCURRED IN 1991.

August 18, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Lakeside Industries · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING TRUCK IN PIT, BACK WAS AGGRAVATED. PREVIOUS BACK INJURY FROM 6-7 YRS. AGO WAS AGGRAVATED.

January 12, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lakeside Industries · Struck against a moving object

EE ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD INSTEAD OF TO REVERSE 2ND GEAR.