The employee was assisting a mechanic in blocking equipment from movement. The employee was on his knees moving a 6x6 24" long (about 15lbs). He picked the blocking up less than a foot from the ground, and felt pain in his back. The pain, at times, went down his legs. Employee transferred himself home.
North Washington Metal/Non-Metal
North Washington has $28K 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
- 2010–2011
- Latest incident
- Mar 2011
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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.North Washington has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,579 | 1 | 0 | 179.2 |
| 2015 Q2 | 6,154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 5,808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 7,179 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 11,271 | 4 | 0 | 354.9 |
| 2014 Q2 | 11,131 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 8,004 | 1 | 0 | 124.9 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 8,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 14,356 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 13,363 | 2 | 0 | 149.7 |
| 2012 Q4 | 18,747 | 5 | 3 | 266.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 20,679 | 10 | 4 | 483.6 |
| 2012 Q2 | 23,977 | 7 | 2 | 291.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 19,184 | 11 | 7 | 573.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 22,089 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 25,462 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 18,589 | 2 | 0 | 107.6 |
| 2011 Q1 | 15,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 9,490 | 2 | 0 | 210.7 |
| 2010 Q3 | 10,121 | 3 | 0 | 296.4 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 5,117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
2 on file2011 · 1 incident
2010 · 1 incident
The employee was replacing blocking material under the portable plant structure. The 6 x 6 x 4ft wooden blocking was being set in place when it slipped from the employees hands and fell down. When it fell, the employee did not have time to move his hand and the blocking fell onto the end of his left ring finger.
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