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: 394 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Oakville Pit has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $686 in penalties contested before the Commission, $507 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 100%
67%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
26%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$686 proposed, $507 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-12-18.
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: 2026-02-11
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Arsenic fumes1
Beryllium fumes1
Cadmium oxide fumes1
Show the individual readings (20)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-02-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2026-02-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2026-02-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2015-01-14
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.88
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-24
Chromium, insoluble
0
3
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Cobalt fumes
0
300
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Copper fumes
0
300
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Iron oxide fumes
0.01
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Lead fumes
0
450
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Magnesium oxide fumes
0.02
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Molybdenum fumes
0
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Nickel fumes
0
3
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Zinc oxide fumes
0.02
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-09-24
Manganese fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Arsenic fumes
0
1500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Beryllium fumes
0
6
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-09-24
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-31
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
7
2025
5
2016
3
2015
4
2014
4
2013
4
2012
3
2011
3
2010
3
2009
4
2006
0
2005
2
2004
4
2003
13
2002
12
2001
13
2000
11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Oakville Pit sits in Grays Harbor County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Grays Harbor County, Washington · Population 76,397
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$63,539
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
Excavator operator was stepping out of his excavator and missed the handhold while climbing off of his machine. Operator has a smashed ACL in his knee and two broken ribs. His knee was injured when he missed the handhold and fell to the ground landing on his feet. His ribs were cracked when he stumbled forward and fell on the track of the machine.
2009 · 1 incident
September 18, 2009WA · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necOTHER
FEEDING CRUSHER WITH BAR. CRUSHER GOT PLUGGED WITH LARGE ROCK. CLIMBED ONTO CRUSHER-MANUALLY LONER A LAYER TOOTH WELDED TO A CHAIN INTO THROAT OF JAW WHICH ASSISTS IN CRUSHING OVERSIZE. BONLDN ESS. MANUALLY LONERING AND RAISING TOOTH WITH CHAIN TO UNPLUG CRUSHER ONT HE PROCESS PULLING TRAINING ABDOMINAL MUSCLE.
1997 · 2 incidents
November 6, 1997WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A HANDRAIL WATCHING A MAN WORK INSIDE THE TYLER SCREEN WHILE WEARING WET AND MUDDY RUBBER BOOTS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE WALKWAY ABOUT FOUR FEET BELOW HIM.
September 22, 1997WA · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CRUSHER MAINTENANCE MAN WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON IMPACT CRUSHER LOST HIS BALANCE & BELL OVER PROTECTIVE GUARD RAIL TO GROUND LANDED ON RT FOOT & BROKE HEEL BONE