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Fife Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Fife Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Michael L Kelley
Fife, Pierce County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4501291

Fife Sand & Gravel has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $25 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–2004
Latest incident
Jan 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
23
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,958
proposed penalties
$2,933
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
19
inspections on record
221
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: 221 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Fife Sand & Gravel has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $25 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$25
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-12-05.
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
2014 Q1 73 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 139 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 714 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 614 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 814 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 652 2 0 3067.5
2011 Q4 984 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 396 0 0 0.0
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1 819 1 0 1221.0
2010 Q4 651 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 726 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 772 1 0 1295.3
2010 Q1 1,079 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 753 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 883 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 682 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 671 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 713 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 976 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 853 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 843 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 869 2 0 2301.5
2007 Q3 909 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,036 1 0 965.3
2007 Q1 966 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,026 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,082 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,062 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 661 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 953 2 0 2098.6
2005 Q3 1,154 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,159 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,147 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,253 2 0 1596.2
2004 Q3 1,782 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 974 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,643 4 0 2434.6
2003 Q3 2,295 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,708 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,256 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,790 1 0 358.4
2002 Q3 2,869 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,773 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,489 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,546 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,231 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,430 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,204 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,534 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,241 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,401 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2004 · 1 incident

January 19, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fife Sand & Gravel · Fall onto or against objects

SCALEHOUSE OPERATOR TRIPPED OVER RUG AND FELL AGAINST WALL AND FRACTURED HER LEFT SHOULDER. THERE HAS BEEN NO TIME LOSS, AND SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING HER REGULAR JOB.

1991 · 1 incident

November 19, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Fife Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GUST OF WIND CAUGHT TAIL GATE-IT SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK DRIVER AS HE WAS RETURNING TO CAB AFTER CHECKING BOX TO SEE IF EMPTY.

1990 · 1 incident

May 29, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fife Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ASSISTING SETTING A CATCH BASIN IN PIT-WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER & MISSED TARGET & CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND BETWEEN HAMMER HAND & THE CEMENT BASIN TEARING SKIN OFF OF THE PAD OF THE FINGER NO BROKEN BONES BUT EMERGENCY TREATMENT REQUIRED HE HAS RETURNED TO LIGT DUTY & WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL HIS FINGER HEALS

1989 · 1 incident

December 18, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fife Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

MOVING PUNCH (POINTED STEEL OBJECT) OUT OF SHOP TO STORAGE IT MOVED A FEW INCHES TO THE LEFT THEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND THE PUNCH LANDED ON LEFT FOOT.

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