EE was using a handheld grinder w/cone wire wheel to clean a weld. The grinder caught on the pipe and kicked up hitting the EE's welding hood and knocking it up. The grinder hit EE's chin and lip.
West Wash Plant #12 Metal/Non-Metal
West Wash Plant #12 has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $373 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2005–2024
- Latest incident
- Mar 2024
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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.West Wash Plant #12 has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $373 outstanding across 1 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 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 11494.3 |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,641 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,397 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 5,386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 4,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,259 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 7,998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,085 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 6,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 2,656 | 1 | 0 | 376.5 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,759 | 1 | 0 | 568.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,082 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,210 | 1 | 0 | 452.5 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,776 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,663 | 2 | 0 | 546.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,943 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 4,379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,891 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 4,125 | 2 | 1 | 484.8 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,179 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,754 | 6 | 1 | 2178.6 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,385 | 2 | 0 | 1444.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,412 | 4 | 0 | 1658.4 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,284 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,009 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,550 | 4 | 0 | 1126.8 |
| 2014 Q3 | 4,364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 6,870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 4,440 | 5 | 4 | 1126.1 |
| 2012 Q4 | 5,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,887 | 3 | 2 | 771.8 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,854 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,269 | 9 | 7 | 2108.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,695 | 2 | 0 | 426.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,274 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 5,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 10,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 9,615 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,489 | 1 | 1 | 222.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 5,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 4,560 | 2 | 0 | 438.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 10,787 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 9,992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 6,205 | 12 | 2 | 1933.9 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 4,686 | 2 | 2 | 426.8 |
| 2006 Q4 | 4,418 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 5,808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,275 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,224 | 16 | 2 | 3787.9 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 5,856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,514 | 10 | 4 | 2215.3 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,695 | 4 | 0 | 1082.5 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
9 on file2024 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
The employee was using a screw driver to attach an electrical disconnect handle in an electrical box. The power on the load side of the box was shut off, but the line side was energized. The victim slipped while working on the handle and the screw driver he was using came in contact with the line side of the box causing an electrical arc and flash.
2007 · 2 incidents
Getting off of equipment and slipped on ice.
Moving belt into place when chain broke hitting EE in the right leg breaking it and contusions to the left leg.
2006 · 4 incidents
Was welding on screens - employee was wearing a welding helmet.
Repairing a belt and was stung by a wasp in the neck.
Cable on shed door came unraveled. Employee re-wound both sides of cable to reset tension spring. Reached for wrench from back pocket with right hand and released some of the tension on the cable. With the released tension on the cable the cable came out of employee's hand and subsequently cut his left wrist requiring medical treatment.
Making repairs to the Jaw (tighting bolts). Was using a cheater bar and the bar slipped and smashed right thumb. First aid was given at the office for cuts on either side of the knuckle. Employee's wife took him to the doctor to have the thumb X-rayed. No broken bone; however, the thumb was immobilized.
2005 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE LOOKED UP & SAW THAT THE JAW WAS NOT MOVING; ROCKS WERE BACKED UP ALL THE WAY TO TOP OF SCREEN. HE SIGNALED FOR THE LOADER OPERATORS TO KILL THE SCREEN PLANT. THEY DID NOT. HE CONTINUED ON TO THE SCREEN PLANT TO ATTEMPT TO GET IT GOING AGAIN. WHILE TRYING TO GET JAW RUNNING A ROCK CAME OFF THE SCREEN PLANT BETWEEN SHAKER & SHOOT AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
The full compliance file on West Wash Plant #12
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.