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Lehigh Northwest Cement Company: 240 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4502166

Lehigh Northwest Cement Company has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $630 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1983–2019
Latest incident
Dec 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
240
citations
47
significant & substantial
$31,364
proposed penalties
$29,517
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,847 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See HM Northwest Cement Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
76
inspections on record
1,650
inspection hours
14.5
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.
240 citations across 1,650 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lehigh Northwest Cement Company has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $630 outstanding across 4 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$630
outstanding
235 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-28.
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.
20.0%
significant & substantial
5.1%
high negligence or reckless
20.4%
reasonably likely or greater
55.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.4% low, 77.4% moderate, 5.1% 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$848 proposed, $848 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 2010-02-17.
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 2010-666M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $848 → $848
WEST20010137M Settlement Melick 2001 $594 → $110
WEST20010232M Settlement Manning 2001 $400 → $55
WEST20010157M Settlement Melick 2001 $173 → $55
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: 2026-05-28
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
27
samples
19
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg8
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz7
  • Calcium oxide6
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Show the individual readings (27)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-05-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-05-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Building Repair/Maint.
2026-05-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Packaging Operations Worker
2024-05-15 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.9 10 0.09 Ball Mill Operator
2024-05-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-05-15 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.47 10 0.05 Mechanic
2020-09-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.61 10 0.06 Building Repair/Maint.
2020-09-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.15 10 0.12 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-09-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.61 10 0.06 Building Repair/Maint.
2017-03-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 4.14 10 0.41 Ball Mill Operator
2017-03-23 Calcium oxide 1.47 5 0.29 Ball Mill Operator
2017-03-23 Calcium oxide 1.08 5 0.22 Mechanic
2017-03-23 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 4.67 10 0.47 Mechanic
2013-02-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-01-11 Calcium oxide 0.37 5 0.07 Ball Mill Operator
2012-01-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-25 Calcium oxide 0.09 5 0.02 Ball Mill Operator
2010-05-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Ball Mill Operator
2009-12-22 Calcium oxide 0.3 5 0.06 Ball Mill Operator
2009-12-22 Calcium oxide 1.05 5 0.21 Mechanic
2009-07-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2009-07-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Cleanup Man
2007-06-07 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 10 0.02 Ball Mill Operator
2005-07-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Ball Mill Operator
2002-11-20 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 10 0.02 Building Repair/Maint.
2002-11-20 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-11-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 2.59 0.15 Ball Mill 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.

Lehigh Northwest Cement Company recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2021.

Injury rate, 2021
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.87 and the all-US-mining average was 2.19 cases per 100 workers.
In Washington, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.37 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 8.97 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2000 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Columbia Northwest Corp 1950 to 1985
  2. Columbia Northwest Corp 1985 to 1987
  3. Tilbury Cement Company 1987 to 2000
  4. Lehigh Cement Co 2000 to 2008
  5. HM Northwest Cement Company 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 9
2025 9
2024 10
2023 9
2022 10
2021 9
2020 8
2019 8
2018 9
2017 9
2016 8
2015 9
2014 10
2013 10
2012 10
2011 15
2010 9
2009 10
2008 10
2007 10
2006 10
2005 11
2004 11
2003 11
2002 10
2001 10
2000 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Lehigh Northwest Cement Company sits in Whatcom County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Whatcom County, Washington · Population 228,432
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$80,989
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 4,091 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 4,463 4 0 896.3
2025 Q4 4,200 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,072 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,558 4 0 877.6
2025 Q1 4,446 3 0 674.8
2024 Q4 5,100 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,814 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 3,915 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,762 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,535 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,727 1 0 211.6
2023 Q2 4,761 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,788 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,995 5 0 1251.6
2022 Q3 5,338 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,315 9 5 1693.3
2022 Q1 5,196 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,069 7 1 1380.9
2021 Q3 6,064 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,685 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,001 2 0 399.9
2020 Q4 4,292 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,223 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,872 1 0 258.3
2020 Q1 4,071 3 0 736.9
2019 Q4 3,608 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,055 7 1 1726.3
2019 Q2 3,997 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,725 5 2 1058.2
2018 Q4 4,155 4 0 962.7
2018 Q3 4,274 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,419 1 0 226.3
2018 Q1 4,224 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,700 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,413 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,467 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,218 2 1 474.2
2016 Q4 3,525 3 0 851.1
2016 Q3 4,277 1 0 233.8
2016 Q2 4,001 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,206 3 0 713.3
2015 Q4 3,573 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,196 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,693 1 0 213.1
2015 Q1 4,642 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,978 1 0 200.9
2014 Q3 4,870 1 0 205.3
2014 Q2 4,062 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,579 1 0 218.4
2013 Q4 4,100 1 1 243.9
2013 Q3 4,743 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,793 1 0 208.6
2013 Q1 4,195 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,609 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,780 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,284 1 0 233.4
2012 Q1 4,556 1 0 219.5
2011 Q4 4,242 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,199 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,120 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,792 1 0 263.7
2010 Q4 3,702 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,385 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,489 2 0 445.5
2010 Q1 3,769 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,656 3 2 820.6
2009 Q3 5,235 1 0 191.0
2009 Q2 4,122 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,666 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,576 2 1 437.1
2008 Q3 4,439 2 0 450.6
2008 Q2 4,532 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,070 1 0 197.2
2007 Q4 4,789 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,936 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,954 1 0 201.9
2007 Q1 5,119 1 0 195.4
2006 Q4 4,149 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,264 2 0 469.0
2006 Q2 4,675 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,622 2 0 355.7
2005 Q4 5,023 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,415 2 0 369.3
2005 Q2 5,909 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,943 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,663 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,478 2 0 365.1
2004 Q2 6,168 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,883 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,606 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,053 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,827 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,084 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,022 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,901 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,356 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,838 3 0 620.1
2001 Q4 4,989 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,096 1 0 196.2
2001 Q2 5,418 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,491 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,479 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,096 32 2 5249.3
2000 Q2 5,511 95 21 17238.3
2000 Q1 5,199 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2019 · 2 incidents

December 14, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
HM Northwest Cement Company · Struck against stationary object

A driver rolled ankle while making a delivery to the Bellingham plant. The rolled ankle resulted in a fracture.

January 16, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HM Northwest Cement Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fall protection was not being utilized correctly resulting in a fall from height. 2 broken ankles and a broken leg.

2018 · 1 incident

June 1, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
HM Northwest Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Cement got in water. Water became alkaline. Water got into gloves and on coveralls. 2nd degree burns on right forearm, ribs and legs.

2012 · 1 incident

February 23, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HM Northwest Cement Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was carrying a pipe blank & tripped. When he landed on the floor, the flange blank hit his tooth and broke a piece off the tooth.

2005 · 1 incident

October 3, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Cement Co · Fall onto or against objects

Stepped on a loose pipe. Fell and hit eyebrow on forklift. Required six stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

December 15, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lehigh Cement Co · Struck against stationary object

WRENCH SLIPPED ON NUT AND HAND HIT EDGE OF FLANGE.

2002 · 1 incident

March 18, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Cement Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING PLATE OFF DITCH. LOST BALANCE. BENT DOWN WITH PLATE.

1998 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilbury Cement Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WIPING AIR FILTER ELEMENT. RT THUMB CONTACTED SHARP EDGE. WENT TO DR AFTER SHIFT WAS OVER AND RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.

July 7, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilbury Cement Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON RAILCARS. WAS STANDING ON BAR. SLIPPED OFF, BAR HIT HIM IN THE KNEE. KNEE DRAINED 8/4/98.

1997 · 2 incidents

October 22, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilbury Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE GOT HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO METAL COVERS. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

July 31, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tilbury Cement Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

USING PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE SHAFT FROM SCREW CONVEYOR. TRYING TO TURN AND PULL SHAFT WRENCH SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS.

1996 · 1 incident

October 22, 1996 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilbury Cement Company · Fall from ladders

EE SLIPPED OFF STATIONLY LADDER. HE COULD AND PASSED OUT BEFORE HE FELL. FELL 10-12 FT TO A PLATFORM AND THEN THREE FEET TO SCALE DECK.

1993 · 1 incident

April 1, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilbury Cement Company · Struck against stationary object

INDIVIDUAL WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK HE WAS BENT OVER & WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS HEAD HIT THE CORNER OF THE METAL LOADER DOOR & CUT HIS HEAD I T REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES

1991 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tilbury Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN BOLT ON MILL AND HIT FINGER.

April 15, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Tilbury Cement Company · Struck by falling object

CHAIN BLOCK WAS SET IN PLACE BY THE GRIZZLY, HE WAS TAKING THE CHAIN LOOSE, CHAIN CAUGHT ON LOOP ON ECOLOGY BLOCK, PULLED BLOCK OVER ON THE HIS LEGS PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 12, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Tilbury Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDING WHICH HIT HIS KNEE AND REQURIED STITCHES.

March 30, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tilbury Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAMMERING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET FLOWING HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER.

1987 · 1 incident

June 29, 1987 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Columbia Northwest Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED PICKED 6P A I BEAM FELT A PULLING IN RIGHT GROIN SWELLING PAIN AND DIAGNOSIS WAS A HERNIA.

1986 · 6 incidents

December 2, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Northwest Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GET7ING OFF A D-4 DOZER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN TRACK AND DOZER ARM CAUSING A FRACTURE TO LEFT ANKLE.

November 19, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Columbia Northwest Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS USI3G JCKHAMMER TO REMOVE COATING FROM ROTARY KILN. A PIECE OF COATING APPROX 5 POUNDS FELL FROM ABOVE HIT HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING A JAMMED NECK.

October 9, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Northwest Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING A3KNIFE TO CUT A RUBBER SCRAPER, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A 3 CM LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

June 10, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Northwest Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS CLE5NING A SNUBBER PULLEY FOR AN INCLINE BELT CONVEYOR WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING. HE DID NOT LOCK OUT THE BELT CONVEYOR BEFORE CLEANING. HE WAS USING A SPIKE HAMMER TO HIT HANDEN MATERIAL ON PU5LEY. HAND AND HAMMER WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN ROLL AND CONVEYOR RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATION ON LEFT FROM STRUCTURE .

March 24, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Northwest Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING ONE END OF A RAILROAD TIE ONTO FORK LIFT AS EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HE SLIPPED & FELL INTO RR TIE CAUSING A BRUISE TO CHEST & SKINNED KNEE

February 20, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Northwest Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPL USING PORT5POWER UNIT TO HOLD UP 80 LB STEEL LINER PLATE.EMPL WAS INSIDE #4 RAW MILL ELEVATOR.PORTAPOWER MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING PLATE TO FALL.PLATE LANDED ON TOP OF HARD HAT AND FELL ON RI GHT KNEE.TILTED3FELL 12''.

1984 · 3 incidents

August 20, 1984 WA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Columbia Northwest Corp · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS INSTALLING ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AT NORTH SIDE OF KILN BLDG. HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS 18" CONCRETE DITCH, STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE CLINKER AND FELL TO SAME LEVEL. RIGHT KNEE HIT CONCRETE DI TCH CAUSING INFLAMATION AND TENDERNESS ABOVE KNEE. EMPLOYEE MISSED NEXT DAY OF WORK BECAUSE DOCTOR SAID STAY OFF FEET FOR 24 HOURS.

August 16, 1984 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Columbia Northwest Corp · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS SWEEPING FLOOR OF CEMENT. WENT BEYOND GUARD RAIL UNDER BALL MILL. BOLTS OF MANHEAD COVER STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT & FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION. LACERATION REQUIRED TWO STITCHES TO CLOSE.

July 5, 1984 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Northwest Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT FASBRIC FOR FINISH MILL AIR SLIDE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INSIDE RIGHT KNEE APPROX 3IN -REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE

1983 · 1 incident

September 30, 1983 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Columbia Northwest Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS PUTTING STEEL BALLS INTO RAW GRIND MILL ASSISTING EMPLOYEE TIPPED BARREL APPROX 100LB OF BALLS TO REMOVE FEW REMAINING BALLS INJURED STUCK FINGERS UNDER BARREL FELLOW EMPLOYEE RELE ASED BARRELL CAUSING IT TO PINCH INJUREDS FINGER AGAINST WOODEN PALLET