Mining Incidents

Franklin Ridge Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bill Eugene Wheeler
Enumclaw, King County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503415

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2005–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
208
citations
84
significant & substantial
$101,356
proposed penalties
$84,551
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 2,638 3 1 1137.2
2025 Q3 2,716 3 3 1104.6
2025 Q2 3,498 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,473 6 4 1727.6
2024 Q4 3,785 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,360 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,168 1 0 239.9
2024 Q1 4,609 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

17 on file

2022 · 1 incident

May 31, 2022 WA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker POWERED HAULAGE
Green Section 30 LLC · Struck by falling object

Plant Operator was walking around crusher during operation when EE went to the control panel and removed hard-hat and walked underneath a conveyor where a rock bounced off of the belt and fell approximately 8 feet and struck the miner in the head. The miner felt dizzy and nauseous then went to the hospital for further evaluation.

2018 · 3 incidents

December 31, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Section 30 LLC · Fall onto or against objects

At approx 10:30 AM EE was operating Cat D8R dozer. EE proceeded to dismount the equipment to visually examine work area. EE's foot was caught between blade rise & machine tracks while simultaneously slipping on the wet & muddy tracks. This caused EE's left ankle to twist & then caused EE to fall onto tracks. EE called Pit Foreman at 10:47 AM & notified Foreman

December 7, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Section 30 LLC · Struck by flying object

Labor was tightening bolts for transfer conveyor assembly, with a wrench using ee whole body weight. The wrench slipped of the bolt and came back which struck the lower right side of ee head.

September 11, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Green Section 30 LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Hired mechanic was using porta power to push out the tail pulley of the impactor. The wood snapped and sent the tail pulley back and EE's hand got stuck/crushed in the impactor. The machine was reset and the mechanic went to the hospital.

2017 · 1 incident

September 27, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Section 30 LLC · Fall from ladders

Performing maintenance on crusher on rainy day. Slipped while climbing ladder to check fluid levels. Fell 4-6 ft. to ground, landing flat on back. Back tightened up over weekend, went to doctor on 10/02/2017.

2011 · 1 incident

January 18, 2011 WA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Interwest Development NW Inc · Fall from ladders

Miner was standing on the third rung of a step ladder performing maintenence on a screening plant when miner lost his balance and fell backwards onto his left side in the dirt and mud. Miner suffered a concusion, seperated left shoulder, strained neck, strained back and ligament damage to his right knee.

2010 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Interwest Development NW Inc · Struck by flying object

Miner was checking on a screening plant, the upper deck had gotten clogged with debris, before the miner was able to shut down the machine a 4" rock came off the upper deck of the screening plant striking the miner in the side of the face. The miner sustained a contusion and laceration requiring 3 stitches.

July 28, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Interwest Development NW Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Miner was walking on the catwalk of the main screen plant when he contacted an electrical line, (which had some insulation rubbed off due to placing a screen up against the line) the line arced on the hand rail and shocked the miner, causing him to fall against the hand rail straining his back.

2009 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Interwest Development NW Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner was assisting mechanic with routine maintenance of rotating cutting edge on a John Deere 824 loader bucket. While the mechanic and miner were rotating the cutting edge it slipped out of the mechanics hands and the miner was unable to maintain his grip on the other end dropping end of cutting edge on his foot, fracturing his right #1 toe.

October 2, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Interwest Development NW Inc · Struck against stationary object

Miner was walking to his loader, when he stepped on a rock, twisting his knee and falling to the ground.

2008 · 3 incidents

May 13, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Interwest Development NW Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner had placed socket with rachet on bolt to tighten jaw crusher adjustment; spring tension was released pushing socket and rachet toward steel I-beam. Miner's hand was on rachet head instead of handle of rachet, crushing finger between rachet and steel I-beam lacerating finger requiring stitches.

April 25, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Interwest Development NW Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was holding a chain in place to lift a piece of material, tension was put on chain with finger still between chain and material smashing finger.

April 18, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Interwest Development NW Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner grabbed 6' pry bar (weighing 20lbs.) off of rack and struck top of right foot with pointed end.

2007 · 1 incident

June 29, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Interwest Development NW Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping out of his loader & when he was on the ground his back began to hurt.

2006 · 1 incident

February 20, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Interwest Development NW Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cleaning frozen material from a screen shute with a large crow bar, when he felt stiffening pain in lower back.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Interwest Development NW Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CATWALKS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE JCI SCREEN & HIT THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK OF HIS HEAD & NECK.

July 19, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wheeler Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was beating a tooth on a 980 and a piece of metal shot him in the arm.