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Amrize Apex: 52 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500611

Amrize Apex has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Apr 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
52
citations
11
significant & substantial
$5,335
proposed penalties
$5,323
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Amrize Southwest Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
42
inspections on record
604
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: 604 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Amrize Apex has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $72 in penalties contested before the Commission, $60 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-11-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
21.2%
significant & substantial
1.9%
high negligence or reckless
21.2%
reasonably likely or greater
51.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 28.8% low, 69.2% moderate, 1.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
17%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$72 proposed, $60 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2005-10-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2006-60M Settlement Bulluck 2006 $72 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2009-11-05, 16 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Aluminum oxide fumes3
  • Arsenic fumes3
  • Beryllium fumes3
  • Cadmium oxide fumes3
Show the individual readings (52)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2009-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-02-25 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.08 20 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Iron oxide fumes 0.82 20 0.04 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Lead fumes 3.92 450 0.01 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.08 20 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Manganese fumes 0.27 5 0.05 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Titanium dioxide fumes 0.03 20 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Zinc oxide fumes 0.07 10 0.01 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Aluminum oxide fumes 0.13 20 0.01 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Cadmium oxide fumes 5.88 100 0.06 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Iron oxide fumes 3.28 20 0.16 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Lead fumes 29.41 450 0.07 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.29 20 0.01 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Manganese fumes 1.38 5 0.28 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Titanium dioxide fumes 0.18 20 0.01 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Zinc oxide fumes 0.03 10 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Aluminum oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Iron oxide fumes 1.8 20 0.09 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.11 20 0.01 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Manganese fumes 0.72 5 0.14 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Titanium dioxide fumes 0.07 20 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Mechanic
2004-02-25 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Mechanic
2003-05-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.94 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-01-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 1.78 0.15 Washer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Cowden Inc 1950 to 2021
  2. Amrize ACM PNW Inc. 2022 to 2026
  3. Amrize West Central Inc. 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2025 4
2023 4
2022 3
2021 2
2020 2
2016 3
2015 5
2014 6
2013 4
2012 6
2011 6
2010 7
2009 5
2008 5
2007 5
2006 5
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 4
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Amrize Apex sits in Whatcom County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Whatcom County, Washington · Population 228,432
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$80,989
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q3 577 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 491 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,298 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 952 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 889 2 0 2249.7
2022 Q3 1,139 5 3 4389.8
2022 Q2 727 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 668 0 0 0.0
Show 74 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4 666 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 375 1 0 2666.7
2021 Q2 511 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 554 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 440 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 57 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 115 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,205 1 0 453.5
2016 Q1 1,101 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,062 1 0 941.6
2015 Q3 1,317 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,917 2 0 1043.3
2015 Q1 1,087 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,081 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,062 2 0 1883.2
2014 Q2 1,161 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 694 2 0 2881.8
2013 Q4 106 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 116 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 319 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 190 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 660 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 756 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,072 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 326 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 883 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,316 2 1 1519.8
2011 Q2 1,662 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 846 2 0 2364.1
2010 Q4 1,411 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,096 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,444 5 2 3462.6
2010 Q1 1,596 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,571 3 1 1909.6
2009 Q3 1,689 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,665 2 0 1201.2
2009 Q1 1,204 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,677 1 0 596.3
2008 Q3 2,080 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,025 1 1 493.8
2008 Q1 2,100 3 0 1428.6
2007 Q4 2,324 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,955 1 0 511.5
2007 Q2 2,443 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,031 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,297 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,248 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,194 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,136 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,115 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,220 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,158 2 0 926.8
2005 Q1 1,847 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,514 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,917 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,276 2 0 878.7
2004 Q1 2,160 1 0 463.0
2003 Q4 2,127 2 0 940.3
2003 Q3 2,397 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,232 1 0 448.0
2003 Q1 2,300 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,257 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,515 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,345 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,043 5 2 2447.4
2001 Q4 2,294 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,160 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,164 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,140 2 0 934.6
2000 Q4 2,137 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,089 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,823 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,055 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

April 14, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cowden Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE THAT HE DIDNT REALIZE WAS THERE JARRING HIS BACK A LITTLE BIT

1991 · 1 incident

November 13, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cowden Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED ON LADDER. HAD GLOVES ON BUT HAND HOLDS WERE WET. HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED SOME MUSCLES. NO TIME LOSS REPORTED- NO PERMANENT DAMAGE.