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Courtney Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Yacolt, Clark County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503269

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1994–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
208
citations
49
significant & substantial
$91,598
proposed penalties
$81,769
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $9,829 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
1,039
inspection hours
20.0
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.
208 citations across 1,039 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections 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
2025 Q4 2,537 3 0 1182.5
2025 Q3 2,753 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,371 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,809 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,483 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,953 5 0 1693.2
2024 Q2 2,633 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,929 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,706 18 5 6651.9
2023 Q3 3,480 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,976 5 1 1257.5
2023 Q1 3,136 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,897 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,265 7 1 2144.0
2022 Q2 4,002 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,711 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,489 3 0 859.8
2021 Q3 3,048 4 1 1312.3
2021 Q2 3,524 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,019 8 3 2649.9
2020 Q4 3,510 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,104 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,060 11 3 3594.8
2020 Q1 2,711 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,190 9 1 2821.3
2019 Q3 2,685 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,251 6 1 1845.6
2019 Q1 2,887 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,310 3 0 906.3
2018 Q3 2,869 6 3 2091.3
2018 Q2 3,151 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,402 9 2 3746.9
2017 Q4 2,695 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,976 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,508 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,052 4 2 1949.3
2016 Q4 2,826 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,919 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,807 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 799 2 0 2503.1
2015 Q4 2,210 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,682 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,514 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,730 12 7 6936.4
2014 Q4 465 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,630 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,485 1 0 673.4
2014 Q1 1,772 2 0 1128.7
2013 Q4 1,602 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,816 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,709 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,670 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,467 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,460 4 1 2739.7
2012 Q2 1,083 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,978 2 0 1011.1
2011 Q4 2,356 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,137 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,043 1 1 958.8
2011 Q1 1,000 3 1 3000.0
2010 Q4 1,074 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,415 4 2 2826.9
2010 Q2 1,303 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,584 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,762 7 1 3972.8
2009 Q3 1,537 1 0 650.6
2009 Q2 1,895 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,401 6 3 4282.7
2008 Q4 2,482 3 0 1208.7
2008 Q3 2,967 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,901 4 0 1025.4
2008 Q1 3,030 3 1 990.1
2007 Q4 3,510 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,067 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,842 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,178 5 2 1573.3
2006 Q4 3,330 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,360 2 0 595.2
2006 Q2 3,753 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,178 4 0 1258.7
2005 Q4 3,605 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,920 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,858 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,793 14 4 3691.0
2004 Q4 3,219 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,788 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,136 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,189 1 0 238.7
2003 Q4 3,382 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,287 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,597 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,373 1 0 296.5
2002 Q4 3,236 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,732 3 1 634.0
2002 Q2 5,110 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,097 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,546 5 2 1099.9
2001 Q3 4,884 1 0 204.8
2001 Q2 5,234 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,074 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,386 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,482 16 0 3569.8
2000 Q2 6,465 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,973 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 16, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North Clark Construction · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The electrical component shifted and smashed index finger between component and cabinet.

1998 · 2 incidents

July 13, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Clark Construction · Fall from machine

FELL OFF A SCREEN TO GROUND WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK.

April 22, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
North Clark Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES: WHILE OEPRATING BULK EXPLOSIVES TRUCK, PUMP LNE BURST UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND EMULSION WAS PUSHED UP INSIDE HIS RIGHT EAR.

1994 · 1 incident

July 2, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
North Clark Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE REPAIR A PIECE OF STEEL 1 INCH THICK 30 INCH WIDE 8 FT LONG HAD BEEN PLACED IN A 988 LOADER BUCKET THE BUCKET WAS RAISED ABOUT 1 TO 1 1/2 FT OFF THE GROUND SLIGHTLY LIF TED TOWARD GROUND WHILE ROTATING METAL SLIGHT ITMOVED IT STARTED TO SLIDE OUT OF BUCKET STRIKING RIGHT LEG NEAR ANKLE IT SEEMED MINOS HE DID NOT EVEN WANT TO GO FOR CHICK UP X RAYS SHOWED FRA