Kapowsin Quarry safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
New miner training.
30 CFR 46.5(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $517.00 proposed penalty
Annual refresher training.
30 CFR 46.8(a) · $168.00 proposed penalty
Eye protection when operating grinding wheels.
30 CFR 56.15014 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $549.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $336.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $3,448.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
30 CFR 56.14112(b) · $465.00 proposed penalty
Flying or falling materials.
30 CFR 56.14110 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Housekeeping.
30 CFR 56.20003(a) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
29.0 on-site hours reported
Disorders (repeated trauma)
Occupatnal illness not deg 1-6
Accident narrative
Employee experienced muscle strain in upper forearm/elbow from repetitive use. Employee does not recall any one indecent/accident and feels the strain is from repetitive use of shovel and lifting.
Handtools (nonpowered)
Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
Employee was cutting belting with a utility knife. The blade became hung up on the belt clips causing the knife to skip and make contact with the employees L lower forearm causing a laceration requiring sutures.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Two shop mechanics were working on placing a rod end pin into excavator cylinder while replacing new stick cylinder. 1st mechanic was approximately halfway down an A frame 6' ladder when the cylinder fell striking the mechanic in EE's upper chest causing a contusion. Mechanic did not seek medical attention until 02/19/2025.
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $642.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
30 CFR 56.12004 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
30 CFR 56.14100(b) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $959.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Protection for openings around travelways.
30 CFR 56.11012 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
30 CFR 56.14107(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
11.8 on-site hours reported
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.