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
Bear Creek has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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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
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,344 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
61
inspections on record
1,073
inspection hours
13.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.141 citations across 1,073 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bear Creek has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$38K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$34K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
140 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 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 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 6,081 | 2 | 1 | 328.9 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,518 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,262 | 2 | 0 | 319.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4,966 | 2 | 0 | 402.7 |
| 2022 Q4 | 5,835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 7,133 | 1 | 0 | 140.2 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,862 | 3 | 0 | 617.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 5,579 | 1 | 0 | 179.2 |
| 2021 Q3 | 5,960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5,149 | 3 | 1 | 582.6 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,699 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 4,957 | 7 | 2 | 1412.1 |
| 2020 Q3 | 5,005 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,733 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 4,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,846 | 1 | 0 | 260.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,689 | 1 | 0 | 213.3 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 4,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,010 | 1 | 0 | 249.4 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,485 | 3 | 0 | 546.9 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,457 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 4,451 | 7 | 2 | 1572.7 |
| 2017 Q3 | 5,946 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 5,447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,817 | 8 | 2 | 2095.9 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,277 | 4 | 1 | 1220.6 |
| 2016 Q3 | 5,391 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,920 | 2 | 1 | 337.8 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,938 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,809 | 3 | 1 | 623.8 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,954 | 6 | 0 | 1211.1 |
| 2015 Q2 | 6,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,561 | 5 | 0 | 1952.4 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,263 | 10 | 1 | 1900.1 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,709 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,953 | 9 | 0 | 3047.7 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,705 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,229 | 14 | 2 | 2677.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,141 | 7 | 2 | 2228.6 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,978 | 4 | 1 | 1343.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,574 | 8 | 0 | 5082.6 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,990 | 10 | 4 | 5025.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,740 | 4 | 0 | 2298.9 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,222 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,680 | 2 | 2 | 746.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,412 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,449 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,614 | 2 | 0 | 553.4 |
| 2008 Q3 | 4,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,937 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,094 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,767 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,014 | 1 | 0 | 496.5 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,247 | 1 | 0 | 801.9 |
| 2006 Q3 | 635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.
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