Mining Incidents

Puget Sound Surfacers Inc G6 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael P Shaw
Richland, King County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503398

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2002–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
69
citations
11
significant & substantial
$9,110
proposed penalties
$8,076
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
2022 Q4 174 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,199 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,206 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,961 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,123 1 0 471.0
2021 Q3 2,022 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,607 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,168 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2020 · 1 incident

February 13, 2020 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Running stand on skid steer loader. Was backing up - backed into corner of a trailer and smashed right thigh between loader and trailer.

2019 · 2 incidents

April 9, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mucking machine operator POWERED HAULAGE
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck against stationary object

Digging with skid steer under screen trailer, when backing up arm caught on screen causing wrist to over flex.

2013 · 1 incident

2008 · 1 incident

April 16, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck against a moving object

Low back pain due to seat in 980 loader.

2007 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was stepping down on work platform when his left foot slipped and he caught himself with his right arm extended injuring his right shoulder

March 18, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was pulling a drive line out of a loader when he strained his left knee and groin muscle.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 20, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS REMOVING WOOD DEBRIS FROM JAW CRUSHER (SHUT DOWN) INSIDE CRUSHER. HE PULLED UPWARD ON WOOD WITH RIGHT ARM AND FELT A SNAP AND PAIN IN ARM

January 11, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Ee was picking up a gallon of oil for the equipment and his back went out. attempted to reach over extending his arm.

2003 · 3 incidents

April 29, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING SCREEN CLOTH WHEN IT SPRUNG OUTWARD AS IT WAS GOING UP INJURING LEFT SHOULDER

March 26, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND A CHUNK OF MUDDY MATERIAL (DIRT AND ROCKS) FELL AND SMASHED FINGER.

March 7, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WORK PLATFORM IN SNOW & SLUSH WHILE FEEDING THE CRUSHER AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE.

2002 · 1 incident

April 15, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS UNBOLTING LOADING BOX SIDE & THREW IT OFF THE CONVEYOR INJURING HIS BACK.