Mining Incidents

Keaau Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Russell Kuwaye
Keaau, Hawaii County, HI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 5100165

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2013–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
130
citations
40
significant & substantial
$60,870
proposed penalties
$38,548
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 4,617 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,855 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,874 9 2 1846.5
2025 Q1 4,840 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,971 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,532 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,924 4 1 812.3
2024 Q1 5,517 1 0 181.3
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

2022 · 2 incidents

December 2, 2022 HI · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puna Rock Company Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While handling an oxygen cylinder, they slipped and stumbled, then while trying to prevent the cylinder from falling they aggravated their back.

July 25, 2022 HI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puna Rock Company Ltd · Struck by falling object

While setting up a crusher, the crusher rock guard accidentally fell on right pinky finger which caused a contusion

2018 · 1 incident

February 21, 2018 HI · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Puna Rock Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While cutting off metal conveyor belt splices with a pneumatic cutting tool, the head portion of the tool got loose and spun around and the cutting blade disk cut the palm of employee's right hand.

2013 · 1 incident

August 16, 2013 HI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Puna Rock Company Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cribbing the tail pulley section of a conveyor, the pry bar slipped and struck the employee on his foot resulting in broken bones in his foot.