Excavator operator was stepping out of his excavator and missed the handhold while climbing off of his machine. Operator has a smashed ACL in his knee and two broken ribs. His knee was injured when he missed the handhold and fell to the ground landing on his feet. His ribs were cracked when he stumbled forward and fell on the track of the machine.
Oakville Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Northwest Rock Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Jason Messmer; Randy Rognlin
Oakville,
Grays Harbor County,
WA
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4503279
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2012
- Latest incident
- May 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,318
proposed penalties
$3,139
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 2,636 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,458 | 2 | 0 | 1371.7 |
| 2016 Q1 | 965 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,136 | 3 | 0 | 2640.8 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2012 · 1 incident
Northwest Rock Inc · Fall from machine
2009 · 1 incident
Northwest Rock Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Customer came into the mine site to buy a load of rock and had a heart attack.
2002 · 1 incident
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by flying object
ROCK CHIP FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE OPERATING BACKHOE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN
2001 · 1 incident
March 12, 2001
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
FEEDING CRUSHER WITH BAR. CRUSHER GOT PLUGGED WITH LARGE ROCK. CLIMBED ONTO CRUSHER-MANUALLY LONER A LAYER TOOTH WELDED TO A CHAIN INTO THROAT OF JAW WHICH ASSISTS IN CRUSHING OVERSIZE. BONLDN ESS. MANUALLY LONERING AND RAISING TOOTH WITH CHAIN TO UNPLUG CRUSHER ONT HE PROCESS PULLING TRAINING ABDOMINAL MUSCLE.