Mining Incidents

Winston Quarry, Inc.: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Winston Quarry Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Bart Lyons
Onalaska, Lewis County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503622

Winston Quarry, Inc. has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2011–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
24
citations
0
significant & substantial
$2,448
proposed penalties
$2,448
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
23
inspections on record
387
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: 387 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Winston Quarry, Inc. has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-01-10.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
62.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 75.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
14 citations taken to the federal commission · 58% of citations on record
  • Settled 13 · 93%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 7%
8%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-12-05.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2008-156M Settlement Hodgdon 2008 $1K → $1K
WEST 2018-0129 Settlement Manning 2018 $232 → $116
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2017-09-19, 8 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2017-09-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-01-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Winston Quarry Inc. 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 4
2019 7
2018 7
2017 7
2016 7
2015 7
2014 6
2013 6
2012 3
2011 5
2010 2
2009 7
2008 7
2007 8
2006 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Winston Quarry, Inc. sits in Lewis County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Lewis County, Washington · Population 83,925
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$69,690
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
2020 Q1 366 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,595 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,640 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,300 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,240 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,728 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,790 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,910 0 0 0.0
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q1 2,760 1 0 362.3
2017 Q4 2,408 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,569 1 0 389.3
2017 Q2 2,792 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,713 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,895 1 0 527.7
2016 Q3 1,840 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,052 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,772 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,064 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,134 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,471 1 0 679.8
2015 Q1 876 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,149 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,242 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,600 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 898 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,600 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,075 1 0 481.9
2013 Q2 737 1 0 1356.9
2013 Q1 1,522 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 609 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 511 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 513 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 482 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,522 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,042 1 0 959.7
2011 Q2 561 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 877 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,010 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,731 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,692 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,142 3 0 1400.6
2008 Q4 792 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,003 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,758 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,107 2 0 1806.7
2007 Q4 1,876 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,027 12 0 3964.3
2007 Q2 2,435 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,579 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,843 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2019 · 1 incident

July 19, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Winston Quarry Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Bit on the thumb by a coyote puppy. Sent EE to the hospital to get checked out. EE got rabbi shots and came back to work.

2011 · 1 incident

July 11, 2011 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Winston Quarry Inc. · Struck by falling object

Intermittently using air gun and breaker bar. While using breaker bar the air gun slid and struck employee on bridge of foot, about an inch behind steel toe. Thought injury was just a strain or bruise, finally went to doctor on 7/19/11, got x-ray, found broken bone.