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Sunset Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Sunset Quarry LLC · Surface
Sumner, Pierce County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503422

Sunset Quarry has $4K 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
5
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Jan 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,004
proposed penalties
$4,004
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
33
inspections on record
425
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: 425 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sunset Quarry has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-01-18.
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
2018 Q4 91 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,241 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,300 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 243 2 0 8230.5
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 1,105 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,107 2 1 1806.7
Show 55 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q4 966 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 64 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,799 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,746 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,282 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,935 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,236 1 1 309.0
2008 Q4 3,090 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,955 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,812 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,109 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,758 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,492 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,074 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,870 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,296 1 0 303.4
2006 Q3 4,018 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,882 3 0 772.8
2006 Q1 4,454 1 0 224.5
2005 Q4 4,570 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,218 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,881 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,515 10 0 2214.8
2004 Q4 4,359 4 2 917.6
2004 Q3 3,774 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,327 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,458 4 1 1627.3
2003 Q4 5,075 5 0 985.2
2003 Q3 5,048 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,374 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,633 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,718 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,554 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,567 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,021 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,727 2 0 349.2
2001 Q3 7,257 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,047 2 2 330.7
2001 Q1 3,997 1 1 250.2
2000 Q4 5,447 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,915 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,450 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,648 11 1 3015.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2007 · 1 incident

January 17, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunset Quarry LLC · Fall from piled material

While trying to put a piece of skirt rubber in, employee fell about 2 1/2 feet off side of plant

2005 · 2 incidents

October 17, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunset Quarry LLC · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING THE HAUL TRUCK UP THE RAMP TO DUMP PRODUCT OVER BERM FOR THE CRUSHER FEED, THE RIGHT REAR OF THE HAUL TRUCK DROPPED & THE BANK GAVE WAY; CAUSING THE HAUL TRUCK TO TIP OVER. THE TRUCK APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK THE BERM AT AN ANGLE.

April 21, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunset Quarry LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING FAST AROUND THE END OF PLANT, EE'S LEFT ANKLE GAVE WAY. EE REPORTED THAT HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS ANKLE BEFORE, ALL THE WAY BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL.

2004 · 1 incident

July 26, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
C Wyss & Son Llc · Struck against stationary object

LOOSE MATERIAL ON WALKWAY SURFACE ON GROUND AROUND CRUSHING PLANT. EE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE, CAUSING RIGHT KNEE LATERAL-COLLATERAL LIGAMENT SPRAIN - RIGHT KNEE MENISCAL INJURY.

2003 · 1 incident

May 3, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal
C Wyss & Son Llc · -

INJURED CLAIMED INJURY HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY JOB, BUT WAS NOT TREATED UNTIL TUESDAY. ON MONDAY 5-5-03 HE TOLD TRANSCO EE'S HE WAS HURT AT HOME.CLAIMS HE PULLED ON CONVEYER BELT AND HAD PAIN I N LOW BACK.

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