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Portable Wash Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James Hutchinson
Ellensburg, WA, Kittitas County, WA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4503330

Portable Wash Plant has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2002–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
42
citations
8
significant & substantial
$30,680
proposed penalties
$30,580
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
39
inspections on record
628
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: 628 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Wash Plant has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-31.
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
2025 Q4 609 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 628 3 1 4777.1
2025 Q2 1,181 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 219 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,014 2 1 1972.4
2024 Q2 937 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 549 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 933 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 914 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 606 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 992 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 877 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 655 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,070 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,000 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 526 3 0 5703.4
2020 Q3 530 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 447 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 481 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,001 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,055 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 705 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,462 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 588 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 55 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 715 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,436 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 510 1 0 1960.8
2017 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 234 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,188 1 0 841.8
2016 Q2 587 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 330 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 625 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 444 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 92 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 379 1 0 2638.5
2014 Q2 245 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 158 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 581 2 0 3442.3
2013 Q2 182 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 66 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 896 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 318 2 0 6289.3
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 207 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,344 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 824 1 0 1213.6
2011 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 49 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 187 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 379 2 0 5277.0
2010 Q1 145 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 810 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 848 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 884 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 635 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,668 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,012 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 1 0
2007 Q4 2,262 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,940 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,595 3 1 1156.1
2007 Q1 979 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,229 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,658 3 1 1809.4
2006 Q2 1,869 4 0 2140.2
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 2,284 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,396 1 0 417.4
2005 Q2 1,847 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,677 3 0 1788.9
2004 Q3 1,516 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,177 3 0 2548.9
2004 Q1 982 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,539 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 759 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 944 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 820 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,570 6 4 3821.7
2002 Q3 199 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 496 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 3,877 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,161 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,487 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,883 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,658 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,547 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,581 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 17, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WENT UP TO TOP OF CONVEYOR TO ATTACH CHAINS TO MOVE CONVEYOR. CO-WORKER MANUVERED BORROWED EXCAVATOR - WHEN HE HIT SWITCH TO LOCK OUT MACHINE THE BOOM CAME DOWN PINNING EE BETWEEN BUCKET AN D FRAME OF CONVEYOR.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2021 · 1 incident

July 15, 2021 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IW and the supervisor were changing V-belts on the cyclone pump. The equipment was locked out and tagged out while working on it. IW looked away and caught the left index finger in/between the v-belt and pulley wheel causing a laceration.

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