Mining Incidents

PUGET SOUND SURFACERS INC G3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael P Shaw
Forks, Clallam County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503155

PUGET SOUND SURFACERS INC G3 has $110 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
17
Years on record
1989–1999
Latest incident
Jun 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$110
proposed penalties
$110
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
43
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: 43 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PUGET SOUND SURFACERS INC G3 has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$110
proposed penalties
$110
current assessed
$110
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-09-06.
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
2018 Q4 268 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 192 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,299 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 1,613 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,499 2 0 1334.2
2001 Q2 1,045 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 383 0 0 0.0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 786 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,318 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,385 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,072 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1999 · 3 incidents

June 16, 1999 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WEEDEATING ON SIDE OF ROAD ON UNEVENGROUND. TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND FELL ON RIGHT SHOULDER WITH WEEDEATER FALLING ON SHOULDER.

June 3, 1999 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ALONGSIDE OF JAW AND A ROCK SHOOK OFF FROM THE TOP OF WALKWAY. EE RECEIVED A CUT TO HIS LOWER BACK.

March 22, 1999 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF DJB AFTER CHECKING FUEL LEVEL IN THE MORNING, SLIPPED AND FELL ON TAIL BONE.

1998 · 3 incidents

July 29, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE SAID SEATE BOTTOMED OUT ON LOADER AND JARRED HIM INJURING HIS BACK

July 24, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNRIGHTING A SET OF CONVEYOR LEGS ONE SIDE OF THE BOTTOM KICKED OUT. THE WEIGHT SHIFTED TO HIS RIGHT ARM PUSHING IT ALL THE WAY BACK.

March 24, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS SPLICING A PLUG CORD ON A GRINDER WHENKNIFE HE WAS USNING SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE TO HIS THUMB

1997 · 1 incident

October 13, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE CLEANING MUD AND ROCK OFF FROM A PORTABLE ROLL CRUSHER FOR MOBILIZATION PURPOSES. THE MINER SLIPPED ON THE FRAME HE WAS STANDING ON AND FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING A MUSCLE STRIAN IN HIS LOWER BACK..

1994 · 2 incidents

August 22, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING ANKLE & FOOT SPRAIN TO RT FOOT

May 20, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUT DOWN HAND GRINDER & REMOVING GOGGLES BEFORE GRINDER HAD STOPPED TURNING IT FELL OVER & STRUCK THE CONE LINER LAUNCHING SMALL PIECES OF METAL INTO MY LEFT EYE

1993 · 4 incidents

December 3, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SUBJECT DID NOT CLOSE DOOR OR HAVE DOOR LATCHED IN OPEN POSITION. HE LET THE DOOR SWING FREELY BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING THE LOADE.R HE THEN RESTED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DOOR JAM. WHEN THE DOOR SWUNG SHUT IT REMOVED 1/2 INCH FROM THE END OF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

August 30, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON FENDER OF 980 LOADER.

August 16, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNKNOWN-INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TIMELY & THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMPLOYEE & FOREMAN REPORT INDICATE EMPLOYEE HAD NOT WORKED AT SITE OF INJURY FOR 11 DAYS PRIOR TO DATE ON WHICH HE SAID INJURY OCCURRED.

August 11, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A ROCK OFF OF A CONVEYOR BELT. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE CONVEYOR FRAMING CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE, LOSS OF FINGERNAI L IS PROBABLE.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

October 7, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY A LOADING BOX WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT TO CHECK CONDITIONS A ROCK HIT ANOTHER ROCK CAUSING A SMALL FRAGMENT TO ENTER HIS LEFT EYE

1990 · 1 incident

July 17, 1990 WA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WINTESS WAS HANDING ME A CHAIN. THE HOOK HIT MY FRONT TOOTH AND CHIPPED IT.

1989 · 1 incident

November 16, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puget Sound Surfacers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TWO ROCKS BRIDGED AT OPENING FROM VIBRATING FEEDER PAN AND OPENING TO JAW CRUSHER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE LOWER ROCK. EMPLOYEE PLACED LEFT LEG BESIDE UPPER ROCK. LOWER ROCK DISLODGED WENT INTO JAW. UPPER ROCK SHIFTED SIDEWAYS AND PINNED LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE TO CHUTE.

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