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LaCrosse Sand Pit 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.
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-05-11.
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 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
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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.

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