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: 72 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Black River Quarry has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$844
current assessed
$844
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $789 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-03-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2002
14
2000
19
1999
16
1998
19
1997
18
1996
19
1995
19
1994
13
1993
16
1992
16
1991
17
1990
10
1989
4
1988
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Black River Quarry sits in King County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
King County, Washington · Population 2,262,713
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$122,148
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
2002 Q2
4,840
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,982
8
2
1337.3
2000 Q3
8,082
2
0
247.5
2000 Q2
7,227
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
7,084
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
25 on file
2002 · 1 incident
June 17, 2002WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
DRIVER-OPERATOR OF BACKHOE ALLEGED THAT THE BACKHOE SEAT WAS BROKEN AND CONTINUED TO USE IT. THIS SUPPOSEDLY OCCURRED ON 3-29-97. HOW THE SEAT WAS BROKEN WAS NEVER REPORTED BY OPERATOR. NO COM PLAINT OF BACK SPASM UNTIL 5-8-97 WHEN HE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR COMPLAINING HE CAN'T WORK.
1996 · 1 incident
February 16, 1996WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED SWELLING AND SORENESS ON RIGHT WRIST ON OR ABOUT 11-9-93. ON 1-19-94 WHILE LIFTING AND SETTING PIPES, THE RIGHT WRIST SWELLED AGAIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE DAY AT WORK. WAS ADVISED NOT TO LIFT ANY HEAVY MATERIAL.
May 7, 1993WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
CLAIMANT WHO WORKS AS LABORER BENT TO REACH FOR HIS SHOVEL. RIGHT HAND GLOVE WAS SUCKED IN BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND TENSION ROLLER. SUFFERED ABRASIONS ON RIGHT HAND WRIST ALL THE WAY TO COLLARBO NE AREA. LEFT WRIST HAS SPOT BURN AS VICTIM USED LEFT HAND TO HELP PULL OUT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ROLLER.
1989 · 1 incident
May 23, 1989WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE