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WHATCOM AND SKAGIT QUARRY: 5 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dave Brown
oakville, Skagit County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4502184

WHATCOM AND SKAGIT QUARRY has $364 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
2
Years on record
1996–2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$364
proposed penalties
$364
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
13
inspections on record
153
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: 153 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WHATCOM AND SKAGIT QUARRY has $364 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.
$364
proposed penalties
$364
current assessed
$364
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-03-04.
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.
20.0%
significant & substantial
20.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 80.0% moderate, 20.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Whatcom-Skagit Quarries 1950 to 1982
  2. Whatcom-Skagit Quarry 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 1
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

WHATCOM AND SKAGIT QUARRY sits in Skagit 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.
Skagit County, Washington · Population 130,407
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$85,474
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
2006 Q4 220 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 380 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 220 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 290 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 420 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 200 4 1 20000.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4 220 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 380 1 0 2631.6
2004 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 220 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 220 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 220 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 280 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 220 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 220 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 300 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 260 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 380 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2001 · 1 incident

1996 · 1 incident