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LAUREL PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Whatcom Builders Inc · Surface

Controlled by Michael Lee

Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4500723

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2004
Latest incident: Sep 2004

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

118

citations

significant & substantial

$56,033

proposed penalties

$30,625

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	Per 1M hrs
2012 Q2	40	0	0.0
2012 Q1	40	0	0.0
2011 Q4	40	0	0.0
2011 Q3	40	0	0.0
2011 Q2	919	0	0.0
2011 Q1	779	2	2567.4
2010 Q4	949	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,074	1	931.1

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2004 · 1 incident

September 21, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Whatcom Builders Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE'S WERE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONE. INJURED EE WAS NOT FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED RULES NOR USING COMPANY SUPPLIED SAFETY EQUIPMENT. DURING WORK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON DAMP STEEL & FELL LANDING ON BACK & HIP. THOUGHT HE HAD KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF HIMSELF. DIDN'T REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL DAYS LATER. DIAGNOSED WITH CONTUSIONS TO BACK, HIP, RIGHT SHOULDER.