EE'S WERE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONE. INJURED EE WAS NOT FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED RULES NOR USING COMPANY SUPPLIED SAFETY EQUIPMENT. DURING WORK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON DAMP STEEL & FELL LANDING ON BACK & HIP. THOUGHT HE HAD KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF HIMSELF. DIDN'T REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL DAYS LATER. DIAGNOSED WITH CONTUSIONS TO BACK, HIP, RIGHT SHOULDER.
LAUREL PIT Metal/Non-Metal
Whatcom Builders Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael Lee
Bellingham,
Whatcom County,
WA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4500723
LAUREL PIT has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2004
- Latest incident
- Sep 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
32
significant & substantial
$56,033
proposed penalties
$30,625
paid to date
55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,408 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
584
inspection hours
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: 584 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
LAUREL PIT has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.$56K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
117 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 779 | 2 | 0 | 2567.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,074 | 1 | 0 | 931.1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q2 | 1,348 | 8 | 2 | 5934.7 |
| 2010 Q1 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,138 | 1 | 1 | 878.7 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,238 | 9 | 4 | 7269.8 |
| 2009 Q1 | 497 | 21 | 8 | 42253.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,068 | 8 | 1 | 3868.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 822 | 4 | 1 | 4866.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,746 | 8 | 1 | 4581.9 |
| 2007 Q1 | 734 | 2 | 0 | 2724.8 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,164 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,086 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 725 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,101 | 4 | 0 | 3633.1 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,236 | 1 | 1 | 809.1 |
| 2005 Q2 | 942 | 12 | 4 | 12738.9 |
| 2005 Q1 | 687 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,001 | 1 | 0 | 999.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,636 | 3 | 1 | 1833.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 854 | 3 | 0 | 3512.9 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,171 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,261 | 3 | 1 | 2379.1 |
| 2003 Q1 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,028 | 2 | 2 | 1945.5 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,248 | 3 | 0 | 2403.8 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,237 | 6 | 2 | 4850.4 |
| 2002 Q1 | 619 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 606 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,153 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,070 | 1 | 1 | 934.6 |
| 2001 Q1 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,127 | 15 | 2 | 13309.7 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 681 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2004 · 1 incident
September 21, 2004
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whatcom Builders Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
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