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LaCrosse Sand Pit: 39 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Pre-Mix Inc N.W. · Surface
Controlled by Frank J Motley
LaCrosse, Whitman County, WA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4503546

LaCrosse Sand Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
39
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,875
proposed penalties
$3,875
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Pre-Mix Inc N.W.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
28
inspections on record
358
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: 358 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LaCrosse Sand Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-05-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
7.7%
significant & substantial
2.6%
high negligence or reckless
7.7%
reasonably likely or greater
61.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.3% low, 87.2% moderate, 2.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $100 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-05-20.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2009-905M Settlement 2010 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2020-07-13, 6 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2020-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-03-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-03-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Backhoe Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Pre-Mix Inc N.W. 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 0
2023 3
2022 3
2020 3
2019 3
2018 4
2017 4
2016 3
2015 3
2014 4
2013 4
2012 4
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 3
2006 3
2005 3
2004 4
2003 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

LaCrosse Sand Pit sits in Whitman County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Whitman County, Washington · Population 47,042
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$52,893
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 1,060 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 873 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 717 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
Show 75 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q2 516 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 654 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 101 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 110 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 975 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,148 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 888 1 0 1126.1
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 888 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,144 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 847 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 280 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 743 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,288 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,114 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 94 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 593 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 757 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 687 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 304 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 749 1 1 1335.1
2015 Q3 1,253 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,330 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 517 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 951 3 1 3154.6
2014 Q3 1,217 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,156 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 308 1 0 3246.8
2013 Q4 846 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,323 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,187 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 340 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 741 3 0 4048.6
2012 Q3 1,488 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 501 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 68 1 0 14705.9
2011 Q4 564 1 0 1773.0
2011 Q3 371 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 351 2 0 5698.0
2011 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 181 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 566 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 58 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 770 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 582 2 1 3436.4
2009 Q2 807 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 1 0
2008 Q4 659 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,009 6 0 5946.5
2008 Q2 1,143 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 514 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 874 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,373 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,222 7 0 5728.3
2007 Q1 1,037 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 998 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,223 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,178 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,338 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 307 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 307 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,145 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,029 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 914 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,221 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,349 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 828 5 0 6038.6
2003 Q4 677 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 584 2 0 3424.7
2003 Q2 586 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2004 · 1 incident

November 10, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pre-Mix Inc N.W. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee closed the door of the loader with his hand in it.

2003 · 1 incident

July 21, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Pre-Mix Inc N.W. · Accident type, without injuries

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT WERE SOLELY DUE TO THE HORIZONTAL EXHAUST ON THE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. THE OFF-ROAD TRUCK APPARENTLY BACKFIRED AND IGNITED A HILLSIDE OF DRY SAGEBRUSH. SINCE THE INCIDENT THE EXHAUST HAS BEEN REDIRECTED TO ESCAPE VERTICALLY UPWARD VS. HORIZONTALLY.