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Granite Falls Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

GRANITE FALLS, Snohomish County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502665

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Apr 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
20
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,138
proposed penalties
$3,083
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
2004 Q4 1,170 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 10,126 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 10,991 1 0 91.0
2004 Q1 11,376 2 0 175.8
2003 Q4 11,117 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,856 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 10,900 3 0 275.2
2003 Q1 17,033 1 0 58.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 1 incident

April 19, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS POSITIONING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN IT FELL & PINCHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN STITCHES.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE FUEL TANK ON A 980-C CAT FRONT END LOADER. THE TANK FELL PINNING EMPLO9YEE ON THE GROUND BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON WITH S OME OF THE WEIGHT OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE LADDER

February 10, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person OTHER
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Unclassified, insufficient data

NO EXACT DESCRIPTION CAN BE MADE, OR AN EXACT INJURY DATE.

2002 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEG JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

March 7, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE GROUND FROM CRUSHERS3 AND 4 TOWARDS TOWER #2, WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THE AREA AROUND WHERE HE WAS WALKING WAS CLEAR OF DEBRIS.

2001 · 2 incidents

July 5, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS TORCHING OFF A BEARING RACE ON A SHAFT. APIECE OF SLAG ENTERED THE BOTTOM OF THE TONGUE AREA OF HIS BOOT, BURNING THE TOP OF THE FOOT ANDBETWEEN THE 3RD & 4TH TOES.

2000 · 1 incident