Mining Incidents

Siper Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Gary W Orr
Everson, Whatcom County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502387

Siper Pit has $2K 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
3
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,153
proposed penalties
$2,153
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
13
inspections on record
138
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: 138 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Siper Pit has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-23.
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
2003 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,320 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,320 7 1 5303.0
2003 Q1 1,320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,320 2 1 1515.2
2002 Q2 1,590 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,510 10 1 6622.5
2001 Q4 1,420 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 1,320 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,320 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,440 1 0 694.4
2000 Q4 1,440 8 0 5555.6
2000 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,320 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

September 24, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Pacific Concrete Ind Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

SPRAINED LEG PULLING FREE OF GRAVEL COLLAPSE. OPERATOR WAS IN AREA OF GRAVEL MOVEMENT WHERE HE SHOULD NOT BE.

1990 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

February 10, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Pacific Concrete Ind Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRAWLING UP MAC2INE & SCOOP CAME DOWN ON IT HAND BANGED BY MACHINE A LACERATED LEFT THUMB

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