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Blake Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard Hurworth
Sequim, Clallam County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500581

Blake Pit has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1990–2005
Latest incident
Dec 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
84
citations
9
significant & substantial
$19,043
proposed penalties
$8,590
paid to date
45% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,453 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
991
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: 991 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Blake Pit has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-13.
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 1,915 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,522 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,771 9 2 5081.9
2025 Q1 1,306 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 821 2 0 2436.1
2024 Q3 1,710 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,985 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,751 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,795 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,227 2 0 898.1
2023 Q2 626 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,853 1 0 539.7
2022 Q4 1,689 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,280 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,200 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,766 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,083 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,719 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,216 1 0 451.3
2021 Q1 1,937 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,210 1 0 452.5
2020 Q3 2,121 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,299 1 0 435.0
2020 Q1 1,842 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,426 3 0 1236.6
2019 Q3 2,131 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,570 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,258 3 0 1328.6
2018 Q4 2,694 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,725 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,838 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,262 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,689 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,248 3 0 1334.5
2017 Q2 2,519 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,122 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,219 2 0 621.3
2016 Q3 2,594 1 0 385.5
2016 Q2 2,357 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,569 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,581 1 0 387.4
2015 Q3 2,291 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,911 1 0 523.3
2015 Q1 1,982 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,966 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,114 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,645 1 0 607.9
2014 Q1 1,907 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,813 4 1 2206.3
2013 Q3 1,398 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,069 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 552 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 893 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,247 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,139 2 0 1755.9
2012 Q1 1,022 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,182 1 0 846.0
2011 Q3 503 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 536 1 0 1865.7
2011 Q1 416 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 522 1 0 1915.7
2010 Q3 844 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 216 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,303 3 0 2302.4
2009 Q4 1,480 1 0 675.7
2009 Q3 1,487 3 1 2017.5
2009 Q2 1,506 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,516 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,982 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,313 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,383 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,416 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,706 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,701 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,660 2 0 751.9
2007 Q1 2,691 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,680 2 1 746.3
2006 Q3 2,675 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,769 1 0 361.1
2006 Q1 2,663 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,666 1 0 375.1
2005 Q3 2,697 2 0 741.6
2005 Q2 2,320 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,434 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,470 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,044 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,988 4 0 2012.1
2004 Q1 2,256 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,976 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,141 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,758 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,080 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,886 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,627 1 0 275.7
2002 Q2 3,215 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,595 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,691 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,680 1 0 271.7
2001 Q2 4,447 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,295 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,352 4 0 1193.3
2000 Q3 2,641 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,732 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,792 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2005 · 1 incident

December 16, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Fred Hill Materials Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting on some steel and some slag blew back into his right ear.

2002 · 1 incident

January 21, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blake Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE ADJUSTING A TAIL PULLEY ON A CONVEYOR. HE LANDED ON HIS KNEE ON THE HOPPER OF ANOTHER CONVEYOR.

1995 · 1 incident

January 18, 1995 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Blake Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER WHEN INJURY OCCURRED TO HIS UPPER MIDDLE & LOWER BACK

1991 · 2 incidents

June 7, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Blake Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT CONVEYOR BELT FROM SLIPPING ON HEAD PULLEY THE EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING SAND ON THE HEAD PULLEY & HIS HAND OR SLEEVE OF HIS JACKET WAS DRAWN INTO PULLEY

April 9, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blake Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL WHICH SLIPPED & FELL SMASHING HIS FINGER & H ITTING HIS FOOT

1990 · 1 incident

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