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Pierce County Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Pierce County-WA
Orting, Pierce County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4501268

Pierce County Rock Quarry has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1993–2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
8
significant & substantial
$19,971
proposed penalties
$15,159
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,812 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
37
inspections on record
389
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: 389 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pierce County Rock Quarry has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
Show 79 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 5 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 214 1 0 4672.9
2019 Q1 630 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 657 8 0 12176.6
2018 Q3 237 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 760 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,304 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 322 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 161 1 0 6211.2
2017 Q2 327 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,550 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 596 1 0 1677.9
2016 Q3 674 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 704 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,052 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,019 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 865 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 954 2 0 2096.4
2015 Q1 918 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 655 1 0 1526.7
2014 Q3 493 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 401 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 521 2 1 3838.8
2013 Q4 307 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 441 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 288 2 0 6944.4
2013 Q1 412 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 444 1 0 2252.3
2012 Q3 4,354 1 0 229.7
2012 Q2 1,973 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,052 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,728 1 0 366.6
2011 Q3 3,544 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,446 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,492 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,706 1 0 369.5
2010 Q3 1,637 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,716 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,929 2 0 682.8
2009 Q4 2,028 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,880 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,926 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,850 2 1 1081.1
2008 Q4 589 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 833 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 441 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 638 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 654 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 690 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 671 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 361 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 313 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 307 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 410 3 1 7317.1
2005 Q4 411 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 402 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 307 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 299 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 309 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 331 7 4 21148.0
2004 Q2 328 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 344 3 0 8720.9
2003 Q4 336 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 347 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 348 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 355 1 1 2816.9
2002 Q4 363 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 397 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 389 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 498 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 469 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 467 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 564 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 524 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 406 4 0 9852.2
2000 Q2 456 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 798 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2005 · 1 incident

October 12, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pierce County Surface Water Management · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING FROM 980F WHEEL LOADER & MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP ON THE LADDER. SHE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE CONCRETE, HITTING HER HEAD.

1993 · 2 incidents

October 18, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Pierce County Surface Water Management · Struck by flying object

A 76 HOLE SHOT WAS BEING SET OFF IN THE PIT. THE INJURED PERSON WAS STANDING APPROX. 410' FROM THE BLAST SITE. FLY ROCK FROM THE BLAST STRUCK THE PERSON CAUSING THE INJURIES.

March 3, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pierce County Surface Water Management · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCALE PLATFORM HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIRS. WHILE PIT WAS EXPOSED, VACUUN TRUCK WAS TO CLEAN OUT FLOOR OF PIT. HE WAS ASSISTING WITH CLEAN-UP. HE WAS ENTERING PIT, STEPPED ONTO BLOCKING HOLDI NG UP SCALE BEAMS WHEN THE BLOCKING BROKE AWAY AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE PIT. HE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM UP TO PREVENT HITTING HIS HEAD ON BEAM AND BROKE HIS FOREARM JSUT ABOVE HIS

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