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: 554 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Martin Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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
54 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-09-27.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2009-11-24, 16 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (9)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2009-11-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-01-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-04-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-04-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.82
0.18
Cleanup Man
2003-04-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2003-04-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.2
0.14
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-10-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.39
0.12
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-10-17
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
Truck Driver
2000-11-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader 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.
Martin Pit recorded 9.29 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ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.
9.29
total case rate
9.29
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Washington, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 5.32 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
2005 *
9.29
9.29
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
9.56
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2012
0
2011
8
2010
8
2009
9
2008
11
2007
10
2006
10
2005
12
2004
10
2003
10
2002
10
2001
10
2000
11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Martin Pit sits in Thurston 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.
Thurston County, Washington · Population 296,640
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$93,985
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
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
304
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,725
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,360
1
0
735.3
2011 Q2
3,006
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,630
2
0
760.5
2010 Q4
3,578
2
0
559.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3
3,556
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,137
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,346
3
0
896.6
2009 Q4
3,992
2
0
501.0
2009 Q3
4,186
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,900
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,317
2
0
603.0
2008 Q4
4,096
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,911
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,598
5
0
1087.4
2008 Q1
4,339
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
4,767
2
0
419.6
2007 Q3
4,732
2
0
422.7
2007 Q2
5,136
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,053
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,350
2
1
459.8
2006 Q3
4,872
2
0
410.5
2006 Q2
5,391
2
0
371.0
2006 Q1
4,989
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
4,927
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
6,213
1
0
161.0
2005 Q2
5,375
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
5,012
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,940
1
0
168.4
2004 Q3
6,769
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,138
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,965
6
2
1513.2
2003 Q4
4,395
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,451
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
4,636
1
0
215.7
2003 Q1
4,651
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,651
3
0
645.0
2002 Q3
4,722
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,871
1
0
205.3
2002 Q1
3,672
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
4,906
3
0
611.5
2001 Q3
5,377
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,657
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4,142
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
5,181
9
1
1737.1
2000 Q3
5,799
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,120
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,826
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file
2012 · 1 incident
January 24, 2012WA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Was parked in dump truck next to the shop ( not inside gated pit areas) He stepped out of his truck and walked along edge of shop where his foot got caught in a piece of belting laying on the ground. His left foot got caught and he fell down on both knees.
2009 · 1 incident
October 5, 2009WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
Employee and witness were removing an oversized rock which was wedged between two belts on the crushing plant. Employee was underneath trying to push rock up and witness was on top trying to pull rock. The rock slipped smashing employee's right thumb.
2003 · 1 incident
June 11, 2003WA · Metal/Non-Metalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS PERFORMING PIT REPAIRS AS A PART OF HIS ASSISGNED DUTIES. HE TRIED TO LIFT A PIECE OF METAL, CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
2001 · 1 incident
March 15, 2001WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE DESCENDING THE LADDER STEPS ON THE CAT 950 LOADER, EE SLIPPED, FALLING ABOUT 4' TO THE GROUND, AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. ALTHOUGH ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2001, IT WAS NOT REPO RTED BY EE TO MGMT. PERSONNEL UNTIL 5-31-01.
2000 · 1 incident
July 25, 2000WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING REPAIR WORK TO TOP SOIL PLANT WHEN HE BANGED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE CQATWALK/SCAFFOLDING.
1999 · 3 incidents
December 9, 1999WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE REPAIR WORK IN THE SHOP. UPON COMPLETING A WELDING TASK, THE TORCH WAS PLACED OVERHEAD ONT HE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WHILE RETRIEVING THE TORCH TO PUT IT AWAY FOR THE DA Y, DIRT DEBRIS WAS PULLED OFF THE EQUIPMENT WITHTHE TORCH AND FELL INTO EE'S EYES.
May 7, 1999WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE REPAIR WORK IN THE PIT AREA WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT. HE TRIED TO STOP THE FALL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT.
January 26, 1999WA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE WORK IN THE PIT AREA WHEN THE LOADER APPARENTLY HIT A POT HOLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK SUDDENLY THEREBY YANKING ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM.
1997 · 2 incidents
July 14, 1997WA · Metal/Non-Metalfireman - locomotive, railroad clam operator, timekeeper, yard engine operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM THE FUEL TANK ONT HE YARDER, EE SLIPPED & FELL & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE (WHEN HE WAS TAKING FOOT OFF LADDER TO STEPON THE GROUND.)
February 13, 1997WA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE BUILDING A FENCE HE SMASHED FINGER WHEN A STEEL FENCE POST DRIVER FELL ON IT.
1996 · 3 incidents
November 17, 1996WA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES HE WAS GRINDING ON A SHAFT WITH A HAND GRINDER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND HIT ON THE INSIDE OF GLASSES AND BOUNCED INTO EYE.
March 13, 1996WA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
April 21, 1993WA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON