Checking the vent for an obstruction, but didn't have the fan off, and finger got hit by the fan blade.
WASHPLANT 5 Metal/Non-Metal
WASHPLANT 5 has $18K 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
- 17
- Years on record
- 1987–2014
- Latest incident
- Jul 2014
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.WASHPLANT 5 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 688 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,338 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 4081.6 |
| 2024 Q2 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 705 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 5,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,023 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,044 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,114 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 600 | 4 | 1 | 6666.7 |
| 2020 Q1 | 374 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 641 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,707 | 3 | 0 | 1108.2 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,206 | 7 | 0 | 3173.2 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,151 | 2 | 0 | 1737.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 918 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,523 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,640 | 3 | 1 | 1136.4 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,377 | 1 | 0 | 726.2 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,238 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,148 | 2 | 0 | 388.5 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,620 | 3 | 1 | 1851.9 |
| 2014 Q3 | 3,240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 6,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,148 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,340 | 4 | 1 | 1709.4 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,920 | 5 | 2 | 2604.2 |
| 2011 Q1 | 320 | 8 | 3 | 25000.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,120 | 5 | 0 | 4464.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,440 | 6 | 1 | 4166.7 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,340 | 5 | 0 | 2136.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,260 | 3 | 0 | 2381.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,620 | 2 | 0 | 1234.6 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,692 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,340 | 3 | 1 | 1282.1 |
| 2006 Q1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,160 | 1 | 1 | 463.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,160 | 2 | 0 | 925.9 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,160 | 1 | 0 | 463.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,520 | 4 | 1 | 1587.3 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,851 | 8 | 1 | 1649.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 847 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 385 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,080 | 1 | 0 | 324.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
17 on file2014 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
Was pounding liner out of crusher cone and caught his finger between hammer and cone top. Severe laceration and top of finger broke.
2009 · 1 incident
Welding all day and air arcing with auto darkening hood. Burned his right eye.
2007 · 2 incidents
Employee was using a disc grinder and something got in his left eye. He was wearing safety glasses at the time of the accident. His eye continued to get worse and finally went to the Dr on the 7th.
Employee was repairing a conveyor belt and was hammering a pin through a hole and hit his left hand with the hammer. He went to the ER and got stitches.
1996 · 4 incidents
CUTTING SCREEN FOR REPAIR. A PIECE OF METLA WENT INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTTING A CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR SHIFTED AND HIT ARM. FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR GUN TO LOOSEN SCREEN BOLTS. THE AIR HOSE BROKE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THEFACE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, CUTTING LIP WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES AND LOOSENED HIS FRONT TOOTH AND KNOC KED THE CROWN OFF HIS EYE TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM AN OIL PUMP WITH A RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED WHEN THE BOLT BROKE AND IT HIT THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE TEMPLE AND THE RIGHT EYE, REQUIRING 5 SUTURES.
1994 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES FOR TAKE UP BRACKET HE LOST HIS HOLD ON THE DRILL & IT HIT HIM ABOVE THE RT EYEBROW CUTTING HIM (REQUIRED 9 STITCHES)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO SPREAD BENT BRADCKETS THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE BRACKETS & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE NOSE BREAKING IT
1993 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY SPRINGS FOR SCREEN PLANT - PUTTING IN PLACE TO REASSEMBLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT WHICH FRACTURED LEFT THIRD DIGIT.
1992 · 1 incident
EE WAS INSPECTING CONVEYOR THE HEAD PULLEY SHAFT SNAGGED EE S COVERALLS AND EE WAS SPUN AROUND HITTING ANOTHER CONVEYOR AND THE GROUND AS HE WENT AROUND.
1990 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING HIMSELF FROM THE CRUSHER TO THE GROUND AND SLIPPED. HE FELL AGAINST THE CRUSHER CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS FACE, RIGHT SIDE.
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON THE CRUSHER. A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE SCREEN AND THE SCREEN PULLED TH EMPLOYEE OVER THE RAILING. EMPLOYEE FELL HITTING CONVEYOR'S AND THEN THE GROUND.
TRAP FEED WOULD NOT START ON CRUSHING UNIT. INJURED GOT ELECTRICAL TESTER TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT POSSIBLY THE PROBES TOUCHED EACH OTHER WHILE CONNECTED TO THE 440 LEGS. THIS CAUSED A DEAD SHORT AND THE WIRES AND CIRCUIT BREAKER BLEW INTO A BALL OF FIRE.
1987 · 1 incident
ON GOING EXCESS3VE PROPANE LEAK IN LAB WHERE SHE WAS TESTING SAMPLES,CAUSED RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.
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