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IKO Pacific, Inc Metal/Non-Metal

IKO Pacific, Inc · Facility
Sumas, Whatcom County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503419

IKO Pacific, Inc has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $941 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2014
Latest incident
Feb 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
81
citations
15
significant & substantial
$9,810
proposed penalties
$8,470
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,340 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
915
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: 915 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

IKO Pacific, Inc has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $941 outstanding across 2 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$941
outstanding
78 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-23.
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 9,895 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,654 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,745 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,386 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,641 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,292 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,942 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,907 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,456 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 8,166 4 0 489.8
2023 Q2 10,663 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 9,173 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 9,758 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,271 10 2 4403.3
2022 Q2 2,352 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,905 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,937 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 384 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 409 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,360 1 1 735.3
2020 Q4 1,838 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,148 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 759 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,823 7 2 3839.8
2019 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,627 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,795 6 0 2146.7
2019 Q1 1,555 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,517 4 0 2636.8
2018 Q3 593 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 880 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 706 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 740 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 841 2 0 2378.1
2017 Q2 964 2 0 2074.7
2017 Q1 925 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 833 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 882 1 0 1133.8
2016 Q2 878 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 991 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 971 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,181 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 740 2 0 2702.7
2015 Q1 1,085 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 713 3 0 4207.6
2014 Q3 1,107 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,437 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,638 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,640 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,570 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,604 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,675 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,362 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,378 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,601 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,274 1 0 784.9
2011 Q4 510 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 953 1 0 1049.3
2011 Q2 953 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 788 4 1 5076.1
2010 Q4 355 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,216 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,520 2 0 1315.8
2010 Q1 1,506 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,315 4 1 3041.8
2009 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,135 2 1 1762.1
2009 Q1 1,135 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 422 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,344 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 618 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 867 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,566 3 0 1915.7
2007 Q3 2,625 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,196 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 818 1 0 1222.5
2006 Q4 1,140 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,370 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,879 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,232 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,789 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,469 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,782 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,002 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,129 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,808 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,093 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,801 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,145 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,873 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,958 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,726 1 0 579.4
2002 Q4 2,035 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,824 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,160 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,208 1 0 827.8
2001 Q4 1,317 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,100 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,427 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,529 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,098 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,772 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,405 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 797 13 7 16311.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

February 4, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
IKO Pacific, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Loader operator backed the loader away from the rock pile and hit a granule truck that was behind him. The granule truck was moving as well. There were no injuries and some damage to both vehicles. The Loader operator was taken in for a drug screen and was cleared to go back to work.

January 9, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IKO Pacific, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Loader operator was standing on a 4-inch ledge, looking into the elevator. His foot slipped off the ledge, and his elbow hit a stack of pallets. He heard a pop and experienced pain in his shoulder.

2008 · 1 incident

July 25, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
IKO Pacific, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Non-miner trucker delivering limerock didn't retract tarp on side dump truck. Dumped load, tarp held, causing opposite drive wheels to lift 3 ft off ground. Released tarp from top side of bucket, load released. Truck settled abruptly, throwing driver onto truck frame. Injuries to back of head, lower right arm, back.

2001 · 1 incident

January 20, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
IKO Pacific, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IN A NEW KEY WAY TO HOLD THE BULLRING ON THE RAYMOND MILL. HE WAS SWINGING IN HIS HAMMER THROUGH AN ACCESS DOOR TO THE RAYMOND MILL. ON HIS FOURTH SWING HIS RIGHT INDEX FI NGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE FLANGE OF THE DOOR. HE FRACTURED THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

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