Mining Incidents

Lacey Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Walt Miles
Lacey, Thurston County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500670

Lacey has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
97
citations
19
significant & substantial
$10,531
proposed penalties
$9,919
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $612 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
995
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: 995 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lacey has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-23.
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 4,725 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,548 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,080 1 0 164.5
2025 Q1 5,047 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,866 1 0 205.5
2024 Q3 4,858 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,858 1 0 205.8
2024 Q1 5,497 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,339 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,392 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,483 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,074 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,885 4 0 1029.6
2022 Q3 5,643 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,405 2 0 312.3
2022 Q1 4,423 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,590 1 0 178.9
2021 Q3 5,335 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,410 2 1 369.7
2021 Q1 4,296 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,158 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,485 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,718 2 0 735.8
2020 Q1 4,428 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,028 5 1 1651.3
2019 Q3 3,626 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,061 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,470 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,226 1 0 310.0
2018 Q3 4,209 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,428 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,425 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,751 2 1 727.0
2017 Q3 4,108 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,341 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,843 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,811 3 0 1067.2
2016 Q3 4,211 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,282 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,973 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,877 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,620 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,760 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,394 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,368 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,247 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,172 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,351 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,596 1 0 385.2
2013 Q3 2,309 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,262 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,116 2 1 945.2
2012 Q4 1,776 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,185 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,310 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,531 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,070 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,956 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,602 2 0 1248.4
2011 Q1 1,203 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 733 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 487 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 652 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,195 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,297 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,255 3 2 2390.4
2009 Q2 1,874 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,293 4 0 1744.4
2008 Q4 2,182 1 0 458.3
2008 Q3 2,886 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,394 1 0 294.6
2008 Q1 2,758 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,981 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,135 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,636 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,869 1 0 348.6
2006 Q4 2,525 5 1 1980.2
2006 Q3 2,272 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,184 3 0 1373.6
2006 Q1 2,456 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,518 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,233 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,672 2 0 1196.2
2005 Q1 1,234 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,693 6 3 3544.0
2004 Q3 2,656 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,041 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,754 6 0 2178.6
2003 Q4 3,187 5 0 1568.9
2003 Q3 3,844 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,387 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,526 4 1 1134.4
2002 Q4 2,487 3 0 1206.3
2002 Q3 2,022 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,491 3 0 1204.3
2002 Q1 1,673 1 0 597.7
2001 Q4 2,829 8 4 2827.9
2001 Q3 2,793 7 1 2506.3
2001 Q2 2,497 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,572 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,421 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,449 4 3 1633.3
2000 Q2 2,482 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,446 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2021 · 1 incident

March 18, 2021 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

Dozer traveled up berm to go around wrong side of hoe and tipped to other side of berm, slid approx 10' landing on side/top. Wearing seatbelt, self exit. Dislocated shoulder, EMS called but no transport. Released to Modified Duty. Cylinder damaged on machine and will replace seatbelt.

2016 · 1 incident

January 26, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Re-installing hydraulic motor on power screen with the assistance of another employee. Miner felt some pain in shoulder and sought medical attention. Miner was given 2 days off before returning to work.

2003 · 1 incident

January 24, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS PRYING A LARGE ROCK WHEN BAR SLIPPED & HETRIED TO STEP BACK & HUNG UP HEEL & FELL BACK ONTAILBONE & LEFT WRIST. HE FELL 18"TO 24"

2002 · 1 incident

October 1, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

TURNED AROUND AND WALKED INTO CONVEYOR AND HIT FACE ON EQUIPMENT. COSMETIC DAMAGE TO TOOTH; REQUIRED ROOT CANAL ON 10/25/02 AND WILL REQUIRE CROWN.

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The full compliance file on Lacey

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.