Naselle Quarry has $67K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 29 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
198
citations
50
significant & substantial
$67,115
proposed penalties
$38,869
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $28,246 gap.
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.
198 citations across 1,413 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Naselle Quarry has $67K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 29 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.
$67K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$15K
outstanding
185 assessments are final orders; 29 contested dockets.
Of $41K in penalties contested before the Commission, $28K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-06.
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.
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.
109citations taken to the federal commission · 55% of citations on record
Settled
73 · 67%
Stood as issued
23 · 21%
Vacated or withdrawn
3 · 3%
Still open
10 · 9%
81%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 37 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$41K proposed, $28K 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 2026-03-19.
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.
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: 2025-12-30
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (18)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-12-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2025-12-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2025-12-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-05-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-05-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2018-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2018-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2018-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-03-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2016-03-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-11-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-11-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-07-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2005-07-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
1.22
0.27
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-07-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2005-07-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-27
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
10
2025
10
2024
10
2023
7
2022
8
2021
10
2020
10
2019
11
2018
10
2017
10
2016
10
2015
8
2014
9
2013
9
2012
8
2011
8
2010
8
2009
8
2008
8
2007
9
2006
8
2005
9
2004
7
2003
8
2002
11
2001
8
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Naselle Quarry sits in Pacific 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.
Pacific County, Washington · Population 23,750
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$62,350
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
The miner was using a skill saw to cut a piece of lumber. The saw shot a piece of wood shavings into miner's eye. They were wearing eye protection when this occurred.
2020 · 2 incidents
September 23, 2020WA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was finishing hosing debris from the crusher. When EE went to roll the hose up to put it away, EE was stung on the right side of EE's neck by a bee.
March 8, 2018WA · Metal/Non-Metalcrusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/workerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee reported that they were coming out from under the jaw discharge belt area. Upon rising from a crouched walk to a standing position, they tripped on a rock and lost balance. In an attempt to regain balance they grabbed a hose attached to the sand screw and the resulting motion caused them to twist and strain the right shoulder and right hip.
2017 · 2 incidents
July 31, 2017WA · Metal/Non-Metalcrusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/workerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Worker stepped down from a conveyor belt employee was repairing and heard a popping sound in employee's right knee. Now the knee clicks when employee walks.
2016 · 2 incidents
August 15, 2016WA · Metal/Non-Metalcrusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/workerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The EE was fueling up a highway dump truck when the EE fell off of the fuel station platform. The fueling system has a platform to stand on while turning on/off the fuel pump as well as reading gallons used. The platform is 16 1/2" tall 51 1/2" W and 24" deep. The EE stepped down from platform then stepped on an 8X8 block of wood. Wood shifted, EE fell onto pavement hit head/body.
August 8, 2016WA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The EE was tasked to drain the oil from a D9H Cat bulldozer. A metal barrel was placed to capture the falling oil underneath the drain plug on the pan of the equip. The EE proceeded to use a wrench to apply pressure in order to loosen the drain plug. When the plug broke free and turned, the EE's forearm jolted forward hitting the sharp edge of the oil catchment barrel. Cut forearm.
While employee was operating the machine lathe a piece of his clothing was caught on the spinning shaft of the lathe which pulled his arm into the machine breaking his arm.
May 22, 2014WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
As he and another worker were replacing the rollers on the conveyor on the stacker belt at the crusher, his left hand was pinched between the roller and the steel base it bolts to.
1998 · 1 incident
August 15, 1998WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
ON THE FOURTH TRIP OF THE DAY, THE TRUCK THAT WAS HAULING ROCK FROM THE QUARRY TO THE CRUSHER HAD A MALFUNCTION OF ITS BRAKES WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE TRUCK BEING OUT OF GEAR OR COMING OUT OF GEAR, CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRUCK WENT OFF A 25-30' EMBANKMENT, LANDING ON THE SWITCH HOUSE NEXT TO THE CRUSHER AND DESTROYING NEARLY ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL GEAR. THE DRIVE
1995 · 1 incident
April 14, 1995WA · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE CONVEYORS WERE BEING UNLOADED FROM A FLATBED TRAILER THE LOAD SHIFTED. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET CLEAR OF THE LOAD IT STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS LEG OR FOOT AND FLIPPED HIM INTO THE AIR. H E LANDED ON HIS HEAD APPROX. 3 FEET FROM THE TRAILER AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SKULL AND COLLARBONE AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS.
1987 · 1 incident
June 15, 1987WA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS