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Sumner Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Sumner, Pierce County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502611

Sumner Mine has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
13
significant & substantial
$20,802
proposed penalties
$9,618
paid to date
46% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,184 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
47
inspections on record
736
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: 736 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sumner Mine has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 5 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-22.
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 Q2 1,349 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,340 1 0 746.3
2024 Q4 3,205 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,507 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,980 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,036 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,356 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,414 1 0 184.7
Show 69 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2 3,599 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,669 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,144 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,036 3 1 595.7
2022 Q2 4,232 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,406 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,572 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,139 3 0 724.8
2021 Q1 3,908 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,429 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,296 5 1 3858.0
2020 Q2 288 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 126 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,449 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,024 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,486 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,447 2 0 367.2
2013 Q1 6,408 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,894 2 0 339.3
2012 Q3 6,566 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,336 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,871 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,248 1 0 138.0
2011 Q3 7,833 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,985 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,200 2 0 625.0
2010 Q3 1,829 1 0 546.7
2010 Q2 5,939 3 1 505.1
2010 Q1 6,414 7 3 1091.4
2009 Q4 6,413 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,975 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,831 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,795 3 0 517.7
2008 Q4 5,051 2 0 396.0
2008 Q3 4,876 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,050 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,604 2 0 232.5
2007 Q4 8,469 8 1 944.6
2007 Q3 10,325 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,749 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,224 2 1 243.2
2006 Q4 8,802 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,853 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,319 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,804 1 0 113.6
2005 Q3 20,273 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 12,600 3 0 238.1
2005 Q1 8,651 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,708 3 0 344.5
2004 Q3 10,284 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,516 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,678 4 2 599.0
2003 Q4 5,000 10 0 2000.0
2003 Q3 4,294 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,991 1 0 250.6
2003 Q1 4,100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,664 1 0 214.4
2002 Q3 12,364 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,694 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,770 2 1 346.6
2001 Q4 5,643 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,136 2 1 389.4
2001 Q2 7,147 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,905 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,166 6 1 973.1
2000 Q3 6,105 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,463 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,726 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

April 24, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
City Transfer Inc · Struck by falling object

EE AND A COWORKER WERE UNLOADING PIECE OF 1/4 PLATE STEEL FROM THE BACK OF A FLAT BED TRUCK. COWORKER LET HIS SIDE DROP TO THE GROUND, EE LOST HIS GRIP AND THE PLATE HIT HIS RT. FOOT BETWEEN T OES AND ANKLE.

January 2, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
City Transfer Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS HELPING TO SET A STEEL PLATE USED AS A GUARD IN PLACE ON A CONVEYOR. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TOMOVE IT IN PLACE BY PULLING ON IT. AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A PULLED MUSCLE. A RECENT DOCTOR'S TEST DISCOVERED A ROTATOR CUFFTEAR.

2000 · 1 incident

April 11, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
City Transfer Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING TO THE STOCKPILE AND HOT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SWERVE AND SUDCKED THE LOADER INTO SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH. EE HIT THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR WINDOW, CAUSI NG A CUT ON HIS LEFT EAR.

1998 · 1 incident

January 10, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
City Transfer Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE SET THE JAW DIE UNDER CONVEYOR TO REPORSITION THE HOOKS. WHILE REHOOKING THE DIE, IT MOVED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DIE AND THE HOOK.

1997 · 1 incident

April 16, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
City Transfer Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP GOT OUT TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD OF THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING. WHILE WASHING WINDOW HE HIT HIS FACE ON REARVIEW MIRROR. DUE TO SUN SHINING. DID NOT SEE MIRROR.

1988 · 1 incident

July 1, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
City Transfer Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT MATERIAL. AMPUTATION OF LEFT FOREARM.

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