Peninsula Topsoil · Fall to the walkway or working surface
While exiting the power shack, I tripped and landed wrong on my left leg, and felt a pop just to the inside and above my knee. Xrays shows a fractured Femur.
Bear Creek Metal/Non-Metal
Peninsula Topsoil
· Surface
Controlled by
Stephen J Johnson; Jack Johnson
Belfair,
Mason County,
WA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503599
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2012–2024
- Latest incident
- Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
141
citations
23
significant & substantial
$37,634
proposed penalties
$34,290
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 | 6,523 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,179 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,618 | 1 | 0 | 216.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,111 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,162 | 4 | 0 | 961.1 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,847 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,827 | 1 | 0 | 261.3 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file2024 · 1 incident
2020 · 1 incident
October 16, 2020
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Peninsula Topsoil · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was helping change out cutting edges on the 980H wheel loader. Miner went to loosen one of the bolts and held EE's hand on the bottom side of bolt to keep it in the hole, when EE hit the trigger for the impact gun the bolt spun and cut EE's finger.
2017 · 1 incident
December 15, 2017
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peninsula Topsoil · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Operating loader repetitively caused shoulder pain.
2016 · 2 incidents
Peninsula Topsoil · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cut left index finger tip with a razor knife.
Peninsula Topsoil · Struck by flying object
Crusher operator was shoveling out a tall drum on a conveyor belt when a rock flew out of the crusher cone striking the shoulder. Operator said the shoulder hurt and I advised employee to go to the local ER to get checked out. Worker has lost no days of work and was put on light duty the next day.
2014 · 1 incident
March 10, 2014
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peninsula Topsoil · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
He was coiling hydraulic lines for a submersible pump, and the metal braid was frayed, and punctured the thumb. An infection of the wound has progressed to cellulitis.
2013 · 1 incident
January 14, 2013
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peninsula Topsoil · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Started up my loader and was walking back to the job shack and slipped on a patch of ice and hurt my ankle.
2012 · 1 incident
Peninsula Topsoil · Fall onto or against objects
Was working on hopper doing the skirtboard rubber adjustment when he slipped and landed on a edge of guard and tore open his armpit area went to hospital and received stitches and was sent home was told he could RTW on Monday.