Mining Incidents

Oakville Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Northwest Rock Inc · Surface
Oakville, Grays Harbor County, WA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4503279

Oakville Pit has $3K 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
8
Years on record
1993–2012
Latest incident
May 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,318
proposed penalties
$3,139
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $179 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
26
inspections on record
394
inspection hours
n/a
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 2,636 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,378 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,613 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,458 2 0 1371.7
2016 Q1 965 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,234 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 941 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,136 3 0 2640.8
Show 49 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q1 3,397 1 0 294.4
2014 Q4 2,800 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 985 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,232 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,355 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,722 2 0 1161.4
2013 Q3 1,566 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,690 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 451 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 853 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 864 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,831 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 614 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 938 2 1 2132.2
2011 Q3 961 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 502 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,190 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,261 2 1 1586.0
2010 Q3 1,754 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,047 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 592 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 989 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,972 7 2 3549.7
2009 Q2 990 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 1 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 102 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 404 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 688 1 0 1453.5
2004 Q4 3,697 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,488 1 0 401.9
2004 Q2 157 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 480 2 0 4166.7
2003 Q4 989 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,098 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,699 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,306 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,617 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,066 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 604 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,379 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,325 1 0 754.7
2001 Q2 2,219 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,310 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,679 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,193 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,279 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,029 2 1 985.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2012 · 1 incident

May 2, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · Fall from machine

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, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Northwest Rock Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Customer came into the mine site to buy a load of rock and had a heart attack.

2002 · 1 incident

October 4, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by flying object

ROCK CHIP FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE OPERATING BACKHOE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN

2001 · 1 incident

March 12, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

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, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING JAW OPENING REMOVING A SHIM PLATE HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE THE TOGGLE PLATE DROPPED MASHING BOTH THUMBS.

1994 · 1 incident

June 27, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · Fall from machine

STANDING ON TRACK OF EXCAVATOR START ED TO CLIMB BACK INTO CAB LOST BALANCE & FELL TO GROUND (3 FT)

1993 · 1 incident

September 27, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northwest Rock Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

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