Mining Incidents

THURSTON COUNTY PORTABLE CRUSHER: 4 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thurston County - Wa
Yelm, Thurston County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4501328

THURSTON COUNTY PORTABLE CRUSHER has $231 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
1992–1999
Latest incident
May 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$231
proposed penalties
$231
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
6
inspections on record
64
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: 64 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

THURSTON COUNTY PORTABLE CRUSHER has $231 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.
$231
proposed penalties
$231
current assessed
$231
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-12-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
25.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 50.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Thurston County Roads & Transportation Services 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 0
2003 0
2002 3
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

THURSTON COUNTY PORTABLE CRUSHER sits in Thurston County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Thurston County, Washington · Population 296,640
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$93,985
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 198 0 0 0.0
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 463 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 644 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 468 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 576 1 0 1736.1
2001 Q3 811 2 0 2466.1
2001 Q2 776 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 608 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 691 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 729 1 1 1371.7
2000 Q2 848 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 720 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1999 · 1 incident

1998 · 1 incident

June 12, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Thurston County Roads & Transportation Services · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS.

1992 · 1 incident

September 10, 1992 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thurston County Roads & Transportation Services · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING FINES FROM AROUND THE CRUSHER. HE TWISTED AND NOW HAS A SORE BACK AND NECK AND IS HAVING CHIROPRACTIC CARE.