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Granite Falls Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Granite Falls, Snohomish County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503424

Granite Falls Quarry has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2019
Latest incident
Apr 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
177
citations
28
significant & substantial
$62,639
proposed penalties
$57,643
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,996 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
1,411
inspection hours
12.5
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.
177 citations across 1,411 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Granite Falls Quarry has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 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.
$63K
proposed penalties
$59K
current assessed
$58K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
170 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
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 2,090 9 0 4306.2
2025 Q3 1,984 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,458 5 1 916.1
2025 Q1 2,734 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,445 8 1 1799.8
2024 Q3 5,589 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,772 3 0 519.8
2024 Q1 4,846 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,910 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,452 5 0 775.0
2023 Q2 9,573 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 12,124 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 12,024 5 0 415.8
2022 Q3 14,384 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 15,293 7 1 457.7
2022 Q1 13,038 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 14,871 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 13,246 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 13,982 8 1 572.2
2021 Q1 13,440 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 13,135 6 2 456.8
2020 Q3 13,212 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,507 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 14,538 3 0 206.4
2019 Q4 14,979 8 0 534.1
2019 Q3 15,030 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 17,250 5 0 289.9
2019 Q1 15,413 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 12,507 5 1 399.8
2018 Q3 14,973 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 13,931 1 0 71.8
2018 Q1 12,922 4 2 309.5
2017 Q4 11,060 10 2 904.2
2017 Q3 12,816 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 12,704 4 2 314.9
2017 Q1 9,881 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 9,267 3 0 323.7
2016 Q3 10,486 2 0 190.7
2016 Q2 10,064 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 9,967 3 2 301.0
2015 Q4 7,991 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,111 1 0 98.9
2015 Q2 9,205 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,670 1 0 130.4
2014 Q4 10,373 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 15,499 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 8,648 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,227 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,743 1 0 148.3
2013 Q3 7,778 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,882 1 0 126.9
2013 Q1 7,346 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,326 2 0 316.2
2012 Q3 6,191 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,503 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,689 1 0 213.3
2011 Q4 5,417 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,358 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,174 2 0 323.9
2011 Q1 5,248 2 0 381.1
2010 Q4 5,643 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,650 2 0 231.2
2010 Q2 7,519 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,954 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 8,209 4 1 487.3
2009 Q3 9,942 6 2 603.5
2009 Q2 6,283 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7,527 4 2 531.4
2008 Q4 6,732 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,755 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 15,259 7 1 458.7
2008 Q1 8,803 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,442 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,947 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,637 7 2 810.5
2007 Q1 8,756 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,030 2 0 284.5
2006 Q3 7,216 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,254 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,895 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,038 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,440 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,394 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,856 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,832 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,926 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,141 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,179 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,229 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,911 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,039 1 0 490.4
2003 Q1 1,461 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,514 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,132 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,355 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,151 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,776 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,660 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,111 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,835 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,022 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,484 3 0 547.0
2000 Q2 2,458 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2019 · 1 incident

April 19, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
HM Pacific Northwest, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a skid steer at the tailings pile when ee ran over a 4x8 rock causing the skid steer to lurch, jarring back.

2018 · 1 incident

May 7, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HM Pacific Northwest, Inc. · Fall from machine

Grease on handrail, causing employee to slip and fall. Broken wrist.

2008 · 1 incident

July 10, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rinker Materials · Struck by falling object

Smashed 4th digit on right hand inserting a lifting pin into lifting hole on concrete catch basin

2000 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Csr Associated · Struck by falling object

WHILE PRYING WITH PRY BAR AT THE 4X8" CHUTE, UNLOADING ROCK FROM THE CHUTE, ANOTHER ROCK HIT BARTHEN HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT WRIST.

July 19, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Csr Associated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADER OPERATOR EXITED LOADER TO ASSIST TRUCK DRIVER WITH ROCK STUCK IN TAILGATE. LOADER OPERATOR USED HANDS TO LIFT TAILGATE WHEN ROCK CLEARED TAILGATE WAS HEAVIER THAN ANTICIPATED. OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO HOLD WEIGHT AND TAILGATE SLIPPED FROM GRASP, PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN TAILGATE AND DUMP BOX.

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