Mining Incidents

Trapline Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Miles Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Walt Miles
EVERSON, Whatcom County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502986

Trapline Pit has $705 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
1993–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
1
significant & substantial
$705
proposed penalties
$705
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
178
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: 178 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Trapline Pit has $705 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.
$705
proposed penalties
$705
current assessed
$705
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-01-31.
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
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 422 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 456 2 0 4386.0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
Show 22 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 143 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 983 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 850 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 953 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 790 1 0 1265.8
2004 Q1 1,009 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 886 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,353 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,276 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,919 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,091 1 0 916.6
2002 Q3 1,043 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,414 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 633 2 0 3159.6
2001 Q4 558 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,286 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,789 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,299 3 0 2309.5
2000 Q4 930 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 921 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 931 2 1 2148.2
2000 Q1 880 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2003 · 1 incident

February 27, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'West · Struck against a moving object

DUMPING MATERIAL (WET) TOO FAST, REAR LOADER TIRES CAME OFF GROUND, HIT CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL.

1995 · 1 incident

November 3, 1995 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON SCREEN DECK. PULLING OFF COUNTER BALANCE AND PIECE OF STEEL FELL AND HIT MOUTH.

1994 · 2 incidents

December 27, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'West · Fall from machine

CLIMBING OFF LADDER IN THE RAIN, SLIPPED OFF STEP. TRIED TO CATCH SELF WITH HANDRAIL AND FELL TO GROUND ON LOWER BACK AND ELBOWS.

October 18, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON 980 LOADER BUCKET. CUTTING EDGE FELL ON FOOT.

1993 · 1 incident

March 23, 1993 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DIGGING TRENCH WITH SHOVEL UNDER ELECTRICLA TRAILER IN BENT OVE POSITION, WHEN A SHOT OF PAIN WENT THRU LOWER BACK, RIGHT HIP AND DOWN RIGHT LEG.

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The full compliance file on Trapline Pit

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.