Killam Pit
Metal/Non-Metal
Sumas,
Whatcom County,
WA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503488
Killam Pit has $579 in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
2
significant & substantial
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 47 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Killam Pit has $579 in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2002 Q3 |
1,901 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 |
1,753 |
1 |
0 |
570.5 |
| 2002 Q1 |
775 |
6 |
2 |
7741.9 |
| 2001 Q4 |
1,030 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2002 · 1 incident
August 9, 2002
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Due South Aggregate Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WELDING LOCK BOX FOR MAINTENANCE SHOP DOOR WITH CUTTING TORCH & METAL BOX SHOT HOT EMBERS INTO EYE. WEARING SUNGLASSES UNDER GOGGLES. DR TOLD HIM TO USE EYE DROPS & REST.
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