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Airway Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Spokane, Spokane County, WA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4503384

Airway Sand & Gravel has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
44
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,869
proposed penalties
$3,869
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
564
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 564 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Airway Sand & Gravel has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-03-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 582 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 865 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 965 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 738 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 566 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 692 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 580 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 892 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 553 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 567 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 890 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 696 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 977 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 944 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 868 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 772 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,019 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,156 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,276 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 842 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,322 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,145 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,634 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,953 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,776 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,980 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,559 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,882 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,131 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,905 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 809 1 0 1236.1
2017 Q4 2,353 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,337 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,853 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,773 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,455 2 0 1374.6
2016 Q3 2,567 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,756 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 983 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,921 1 0 144.5
2015 Q3 3,045 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,295 1 0 435.7
2015 Q1 1,625 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,607 3 0 1150.7
2014 Q3 3,885 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,444 5 1 1451.8
2014 Q1 1,268 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,808 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,995 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,614 3 1 830.1
2013 Q1 3,614 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,614 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,614 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,589 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 465 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,817 1 0 355.0
2011 Q3 4,008 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,226 3 1 929.9
2011 Q1 903 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,070 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,513 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,829 3 0 783.5
2010 Q1 1,131 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,985 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,921 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,812 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 697 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,996 4 0 800.6
2008 Q3 4,249 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,373 1 0 228.7
2008 Q1 1,822 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,611 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,757 1 0 173.7
2007 Q2 4,935 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,494 5 0 1431.0
2006 Q4 8,803 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,008 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,508 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,774 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,537 2 0 565.5
2005 Q3 2,469 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,117 1 0 320.8
2005 Q1 1,800 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,057 3 0 981.4
2004 Q3 3,488 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,416 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,021 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,484 1 0 402.6
2003 Q3 2,631 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,633 2 0 759.6
2003 Q1 2,242 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,123 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,399 1 0 135.2
2002 Q2 6,336 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,017 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,990 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,367 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,282 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,948 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,404 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,107 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,256 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

October 24, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator MACHINERY
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE acted against policy/training by leaning a ladder against running screen box to clean the screens. EE began to descend ladder when it began to slide. EE reached out with left hand to steady ladder, contacting flywheel of screen box, resulting in injury. EE returned to full duty on 10/30/17, retrained on proper way to clean screens, fall protection and lock out/tag out procedure.

2004 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

USING CHOP SAW TO CUT A PIECE OF KEY WAY STOCK. WHEN BROKE OFF KEY WAY, SHARP EDGE CAUGHT RIGHT PINKIE AND TORE OFF NAIL AND RIPPED END OF FINGER.

March 24, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STACKING 4 X 4 STEEL TUBING, CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON SHARP EDGE WHILE WEARING GLOVES.

2003 · 2 incidents

May 29, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

A MINER DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD WHILE GETTING INTO CAB OF MIXER TRUCK. HAD HIS HARD HAT ON & FORGOT TO DUCK WHEN GETTING IN CAB. TWEAKED NECK AS THE DAY PROGRESSED HIS NECK GOT STIFFER. HE SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC MEDICAL ATTENTION ON THE 30TH DAY OF MAY AT THE END OF SHIFT.

February 11, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOWER BACK STRAIN CAUSED BY LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS OVER TIME WITHOUT ASKING FOR HELP. CHANGING SCREENS ON WASH PLANT IN ODD POSITIONS AND ALWAYS BEING BENT OVER LIFTING & TWISTING.

2001 · 1 incident

July 2, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Spokane Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN BELT AND CONVEYER USING A SMALL PRY BAR. THE BAR LOST ITS BIT ON ROCK AND SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS HITTING HIM IN THE CHIN. HAD SMALL CUT ON RIGHT C HIN NEEDING 4 STITCHES. RETURNED TO WORK TO FINISH THE DAY OUT.

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