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Crusher: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Brewster, Okanogan County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4501439

Crusher has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $328 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
106
citations
22
significant & substantial
$33,195
proposed penalties
$32,867
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $328 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Godbey Red-E-Mix Concrete Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
780
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: 780 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2010-11-02.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Crusher has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $328 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$328
outstanding
105 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-09.
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.
21.0%
significant & substantial
8.6%
high negligence or reckless
21.0%
reasonably likely or greater
52.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 71.4% moderate, 8.6% 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 · 1% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 1 · 100%
100%
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%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $5K 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 2011-08-08.
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 2011-1346M Default Lesnick 2012 $5K → $5K
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: 2020-11-17, 5 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (8)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2020-11-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 0.88 0.77 Bobcat Operator
2020-11-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-08-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.32 0.27 Bulldozer Operator
2017-08-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-04-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.83 0.16 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-04-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.88 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-08-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.62 0.40 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-08-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.69 0.59 Front-end Loader 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. Godbey Red-E-Mix Concrete Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2025 6
2024 6
2023 6
2022 6
2021 6
2020 5
2019 6
2018 6
2017 6
2016 3
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 2
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 4
2007 4
2006 3
2005 4
2004 2
2003 2
2002 4
2001 2
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Crusher sits in Okanogan County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Okanogan County, Washington · Population 42,811
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,293
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
2026 Q1 2,737 5 0 1826.8
2025 Q4 2,874 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,406 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,204 6 1 2722.3
2024 Q4 2,209 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,202 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,804 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,003 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,202 2 1 908.3
2023 Q3 2,402 4 1 1665.3
2023 Q2 1,000 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,202 7 1 3178.9
2022 Q4 2,202 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,403 8 2 3329.2
2022 Q2 1,602 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,602 1 0 624.2
2021 Q4 1,602 1 0 624.2
2021 Q3 2,404 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,404 1 0 416.0
2021 Q1 2,063 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,920 1 0 520.8
2020 Q3 2,400 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,402 1 0 416.3
2020 Q1 1,281 1 0 780.6
2019 Q4 1,923 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,005 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,002 6 0 2997.0
2019 Q1 1,603 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,205 1 1 453.5
2018 Q3 2,405 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,402 1 0 416.3
2018 Q1 1,604 7 1 4364.1
2017 Q4 2,406 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,924 4 0 2079.0
2017 Q2 2,403 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 802 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 642 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 964 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 763 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 482 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 644 1 0 1552.8
2015 Q3 724 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 245 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 645 3 0 4651.2
2014 Q4 964 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 906 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 645 2 0 3100.8
2014 Q1 321 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 324 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 322 6 2 18633.5
2013 Q2 486 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 244 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 645 2 0 3100.8
2012 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 245 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 903 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 322 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 604 2 0 3311.3
2010 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 990 5 2 5050.5
2010 Q1 484 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 323 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 963 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 964 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 601 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 650 3 1 4615.4
2008 Q3 970 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,443 3 1 2079.0
2008 Q1 734 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,206 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,446 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,406 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 484 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 364 2 0 5494.5
2006 Q3 366 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 962 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,202 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 602 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 461 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 841 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2 3 2 1500000.0
2004 Q2 962 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 960 1 0 1041.7
2003 Q4 841 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 641 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 181 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 382 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 161 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 231 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,003 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,935 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 6 3
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 26, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Godbey Red-E-Mix Concrete Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REAR RIGHT TIRE OF LOADER DROPPED OVER EDGE OF EMBANKMENT WHILE BACKING UP.BANK GAVE WAY CAUSING LOADER TO ROLL EJECTING DRIVER PINNING DRIVER UNDER LOADER FATALLY INJURING DRIVER AND DOING EX TENSIVE DAMAGE TO LOADER.