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LUMMI ISLAND QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Aggregates West Inc · Surface
Controlled by David Grainger
LUMMI, Whatcom County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503187

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Jan 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
192
citations
55
significant & substantial
$94,899
proposed penalties
$74,056
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
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 75 1 0 13333.3
2014 Q1 688 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,393 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 1,054 1 0 948.8
2013 Q1 1,096 4 1 3649.6
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

2010 · 1 incident

January 29, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

After following proper lock out tag out procedures, EE went to complete the task of dislodging a rock from the under belt conveyor of the Minyu jaw. While not visible from walkway approaches, a few pieces of material had worked to the edge of the feeder. While attempting to remove the rock, a rock from above struck hardhat of EE causing him to fall to the ground.

2008 · 1 incident

2007 · 1 incident

March 12, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hit in the chin by a cable when he attempted to jump over it, but instead stepped on the cable as it was being tightened. Employee went to the doctor for some stitches and then went back to work for the rest of the day.

2006 · 1 incident

July 25, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was repairing roller belts. Hand was drawn in and pressed between roller and conveyor belt.

2002 · 2 incidents

March 12, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ace Rock LLC · Fall from machine

IT WAS WET & HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY SO HE SLIPPED ON HIS WAY DOWN FROM THE EQUIPMENT & LANDED ON HIS LEG WRONG.

February 5, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS)
Ace Rock LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THERE WAS DIESEL FUMES LEAK FROM FUEL LINE. THE EE OPERATED THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ALL BEFORE SAYING ANYTHING.

2001 · 1 incident

March 7, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ace Rock LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN GETTING OUT OF A CAT 235 EXCAVATOR, EE STEPPED ON TRACKS AND SLIPPED FROM THE WETNESS. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY REACHING HIS RIGHT ARM OVER HIS HEAD AND GRABBING THE MACHINE. THIS PULLED THE TENDONS IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2000 · 1 incident

December 1, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Ace Rock LLC · Struck by flying object

EE WAS GRINDING ON A LOADER BUCKET WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE. HE HAD IT TAKEN OUT AND SEEMS OK.