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Tower Rock Metal/Non-Metal

Tower Rock Products Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Kevin Tapani; Leigh Tapani

Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, WA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4503453

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2003–2006
Latest incident: Nov 2006

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$3,195

proposed penalties

$3,195

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
2011 Q1	0	0	0
2010 Q4	0	0	0
2010 Q3	156	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,193	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	253	4	1	15810.3
2009 Q2	698	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	429	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	608	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

4 on file

2006 · 1 incident

November 29, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Tower Rock Products Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Metal bits from vertical shaft impactor had broke from auger & appeared on belt. Employee walked over to survey while visually checking operation, a piece of loose metal bounced off back retaining board & struck EE on his left index finger causing an injury that required medical treatment. No lost time & no physical restrictions.

2004 · 1 incident

April 13, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Northwest Rock Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was attempting to close the front windsheild on excavator when it became stuck. He used both hands to force the window shut. It came down quick and caught his right middle finger between the window and the frame.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 22, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

Northwest Rock Incorporated · No Value Found

WHILE A LOADED TRUCK AND TRAILER APPROACHED THE SCALE THE TRUCK ONLY WAS ON THE SCALE AND WAS SLIGHTLY OVER WEIGHT. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK IN AN INACCESSABLE AREA, SLIPPE D ON THE SCALES AND FELL TO THE GROUND. SAFE ACCESS IS AVAILABLE WHEN TRUCK IS PULLED COMPLETELY ON SCALES AND ALLD RIVERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY IN TRUCK UNTIL SUCK TIME.

August 4, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Northwest Rock Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DIGGING OFF CONVEYOR AND IT STARTED TO ROLL AND HE ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR.