Mining Incidents

DAWN MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Dawn Mining Company · Facility
Controlled by L Kurlander
Ford, Stevens County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500909

DAWN MILL has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1992–2001
Latest incident
Feb 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
55
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 55 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

DAWN MILL has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-07-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 3,661 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,168 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,421 0 0 0.0
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 4,287 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,271 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,599 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,550 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,128 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,511 1 0 133.1
2002 Q2 7,355 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,998 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,185 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,122 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,398 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,151 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,504 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 10,583 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 10,775 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,807 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

February 26, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dawn Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING COMPANY VEHICLE WITH EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING WELLS. SLIPPED ON ICE TWISTING BACK. STATES HE DID NOT FALL DOWN. PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DID FINISH OUT REST OF WORK DAY.

January 15, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dawn Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE SLIPPED ON SNOW AND ICE WHILE SHOVELING SAND ONTO THE ROAD, STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON THE PICKUP TAILGATE.

2000 · 1 incident

October 5, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dawn Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE TIGHTENING BINDERS ON TAILGATE OF HAUL TRUCK CHEATER WAS WET AND POSSIBLY ICY. THE BINDER TWISTED OR ROTATED. AS EE'S HAND SLIPPED CAUSING EE UPPER BODY TO TWIST.

1999 · 1 incident

November 5, 1999 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dawn Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING ON WET/FROZEN WATER AND SLIPPED ON ICE. INJURY TO LOWER BACK PER DOCTOR, POSSIBLE MINOR NERVE PINCHED.

1996 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

November 4, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dawn Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS REMOVING A CHEMCIAL FEED PUMP FROM A BARREL OF SULFURIC ACID. THE RETURN LINE SLIPPED SMALL AMOUNTS OF ACID ONTO EE FACE, CAUSING ACID BURNS.

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