Mining Incidents

Kennedy Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Shelton, Mason County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503066

Kennedy Creek Quarry has $100K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1993
Latest incident
Jul 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
268
citations
59
significant & substantial
$99,823
proposed penalties
$98,187
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,636 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
82
inspections on record
1,617
inspection hours
16.6
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.
268 citations across 1,617 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kennedy Creek Quarry has $100K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 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.
$100K
proposed penalties
$100K
current assessed
$98K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
263 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 6,292 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,183 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,338 10 1 1577.8
2025 Q1 5,630 4 3 710.5
2024 Q4 6,007 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,062 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,236 4 0 763.9
2024 Q1 4,886 4 1 818.7
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,877 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,214 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,676 4 2 704.7
2023 Q1 5,348 2 0 374.0
2022 Q4 5,410 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,874 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,748 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,055 7 3 1726.3
2021 Q4 5,237 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,128 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,466 6 0 1097.7
2021 Q1 5,517 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,497 9 5 1385.3
2020 Q3 4,852 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,208 2 0 384.0
2020 Q1 5,152 2 0 388.2
2019 Q4 5,064 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,855 14 2 2883.6
2019 Q2 5,125 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,033 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,640 5 0 886.5
2018 Q3 5,473 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,898 4 3 816.7
2018 Q1 4,873 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,534 7 2 1264.9
2017 Q3 5,661 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,994 8 3 1334.7
2017 Q1 6,195 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,839 2 0 413.3
2016 Q3 4,031 2 0 496.2
2016 Q2 4,664 11 3 2358.5
2016 Q1 4,253 8 4 1881.0
2015 Q4 3,798 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,634 4 1 863.2
2015 Q2 5,569 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,584 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,010 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,627 3 0 533.1
2014 Q2 5,249 6 0 1143.1
2014 Q1 4,207 6 1 1426.2
2013 Q4 4,246 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,324 5 2 1156.3
2013 Q2 4,378 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,338 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,489 2 0 573.2
2012 Q3 4,012 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,862 5 1 1294.7
2012 Q1 2,581 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,621 5 0 1380.8
2011 Q3 3,610 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,296 4 2 1213.6
2011 Q1 3,188 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,306 4 2 1209.9
2010 Q3 3,706 3 1 809.5
2010 Q2 3,602 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,737 5 1 1338.0
2009 Q4 3,469 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,557 4 0 1124.5
2009 Q2 4,025 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,381 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,148 5 1 1588.3
2008 Q3 4,164 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,537 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,355 4 1 918.5
2007 Q4 4,719 3 0 635.7
2007 Q3 5,132 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,081 7 1 1151.1
2007 Q1 6,146 9 5 1464.4
2006 Q4 6,112 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,184 11 2 1778.8
2006 Q2 5,776 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,103 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,876 11 2 2255.9
2005 Q3 4,787 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,851 9 2 1855.3
2005 Q1 3,830 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,633 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,586 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,262 3 0 703.9
2004 Q1 3,137 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,641 1 0 274.6
2003 Q3 4,245 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,931 7 0 1780.7
2003 Q1 3,931 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,113 3 0 729.4
2002 Q3 3,946 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,801 5 0 1315.4
2002 Q1 3,986 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,869 1 0 258.5
2001 Q3 4,363 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,328 1 0 231.1
2001 Q1 4,001 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,334 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,649 13 2 2301.3
2000 Q2 4,746 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,170 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

July 22, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kennedy Creek Quarry Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I JUMPED OFF THE LOW END OF A CONVEYOR, WHEN I LANDED ON THE GROUND MY KNEE TWISTED AND I FELL.

1989 · 1 incident

December 8, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennedy Creek Quarry Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STIFF AFTER A STRENOUS PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FOR THE STATE PATROL THE DAY BEFORE; WHEN HE PICKED UP A SHOVEL TO SHOVEL SOME CRUSHED ROCK OUT OF HIS WAY AND HE TWISTED WRONG RESULTI NG IN LUMBAR STRAIN.

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