The employee climbed off the excavator to relieve themselves. Employee fell when standing on the ground and hit their shoulder/back of their head. Ended with bruising on the shoulder and a hairline fracture of the L2 vertebral. No treatment provided or needed. This was the employee's last day of work.
Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal
Controlled by
Todd Thayer; Kyle Thayer; Ray Thayer
Ellensburg,
Kittitas County,
WA
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503835
Plant 1 has $604 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2025
- Latest incident
- Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$604
proposed penalties
$604
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2025
3
inspections on record
64
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: 64 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Plant 1 has $604 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$604
proposed penalties
$604
current assessed
$604
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 2,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,761 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,159 | 1 | 0 | 240.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2025 · 1 incident
Thayer Excavating LLC dba Riverbottom Rock · Fall to the walkway or working surface
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