Employee was attempting to pump the pit using a 3 inch water pump. Employee turned pump on and believed it was operating correctly. After returning to the pump 30-40 minutes later employee realized the pump was not sucking. Employee shut the pump off & released the hose causing hot water to be sprayed on the employee. Employee received 2nd degree burns on arms & hands.
Plummer Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Plummer Creek Quarry has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2004–2022
- Latest incident
- Jul 2022
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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.Plummer Creek Quarry has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 10,757 | 3 | 0 | 278.9 |
| 2025 Q3 | 11,928 | 14 | 1 | 1173.7 |
| 2025 Q2 | 12,121 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,782 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 8,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 9,607 | 2 | 0 | 208.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 8,924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 11,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 9,330 | 2 | 1 | 214.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,246 | 6 | 1 | 1848.4 |
| 2022 Q3 | 5,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,827 | 1 | 0 | 353.7 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 6,832 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 966 | 2 | 0 | 2070.4 |
| 2020 Q3 | 10,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 7,108 | 5 | 1 | 703.4 |
| 2020 Q1 | 4,577 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 5,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 1,299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,308 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,548 | 3 | 0 | 540.7 |
| 2017 Q3 | 7,075 | 1 | 0 | 141.3 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 5,435 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 6,045 | 1 | 1 | 165.4 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,085 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,711 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,039 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 6,481 | 4 | 1 | 617.2 |
| 2014 Q3 | 7,031 | 6 | 3 | 853.4 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,988 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 6,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 884 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 5,675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 6,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 6,512 | 1 | 0 | 153.6 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,007 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,735 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 10,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 5,657 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 10,405 | 10 | 5 | 961.1 |
| 2010 Q3 | 11,751 | 3 | 1 | 255.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 10,690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 5,840 | 2 | 1 | 342.5 |
| 2009 Q4 | 7,953 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 10,137 | 5 | 2 | 493.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 7,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 6,928 | 7 | 4 | 1010.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 7,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 8,977 | 4 | 1 | 445.6 |
| 2008 Q2 | 8,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 6,835 | 1 | 0 | 146.3 |
| 2007 Q4 | 8,733 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 12,673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 9,147 | 7 | 1 | 765.3 |
| 2007 Q1 | 8,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 11,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 11,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 10,200 | 31 | 5 | 3039.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 9,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 8,713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 8,483 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 6,435 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 4,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 556.7 |
| 2004 Q3 | 5,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4,326 | 4 | 0 | 924.6 |
| 2004 Q1 | 895 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
12 on file2022 · 1 incident
2015 · 1 incident
Employee smashed ring finger with hammer. Broken finger.
2014 · 1 incident
Employee was changing haul trucks incorrectly and fell, which resulted in a puncture wound on left leg.
2011 · 1 incident
Cleaning out impactor, rock fell on his head from the conveyor. He got out on his own and walked to his truck. He was dizzy, and managers called 911. He was taken to the hospital and kept overnight. He has not broken bones, but suffers from some spinal compression and two broken teeth. He is at home and will seek therapy.
2009 · 1 incident
As employee was dismounting his haul truck, the catwalk broke loose under his feet. He fell and broke 2 ribs, fractured his tailbone, sprained his hand and hit his forehead. The catwalk came loose during the course of the day.
2008 · 2 incidents
While helping to lower crusher off blocks prior to moving it out of position, the crusher shifted and appeared to be tipping. IE and another employee ran from the crusher. IE fell and tripped on some rocks. He hit his chin and experienced some neck and jaw discomfort.
The seat in a new loader #01-109 does not give enough room for legs and he has an inflamtion of his hip/leg.
2007 · 2 incidents
Hand made contact with a broken mirror when dismounting truck.
Changing screens at Wash Plant, screen fell & smashed finger.
2006 · 1 incident
Stepped on a rock and slipped and fell while talking with the hoe operator.
2004 · 2 incidents
Hauling bag on shoulder and stepped out of storage onto soft ground. Worker sprained back.
Driving Skid Loader, loader jumped around between front and back tiers. Jarred lower back of worker.
The full compliance file on Plummer Creek Quarry
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.