MSHA DATABASEMSHA records · 15 contributing sources · snapshot Oct 18, 2026

MINE DETAILS

Kapowsin Quarry

ActiveSurfaceCrushed, Broken Traprock
MSHA MINE ID4503224
LOCATIONPierce, WA
PUBLIC RECORD2,083 linked rows

LOCATION

Mine location

1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

39

8 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q17
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q311
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q120
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q31
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

4

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q11
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q32
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q11
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

20,375.00

39 of 39 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q12,756
  2. 2025 Q2—
  3. 2025 Q310,084
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q17,384
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q3151
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

90.50

5 inspections · 5 with hours

  1. 2025 Q111.75
  2. 2025 Q2—
  3. 2025 Q329.00
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q133.75
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q316.00
  8. 2026 Q4 *—
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q1702,756.0010111.8
2025-Q200—000—
2025-Q311410,084.0020129.0
2025-Q400—000—
2026-Q12047,384.0010233.8
2026-Q200—000—
2026-Q310151.0000116.0
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

Safety activity

  1. violation5100076

    46.5(a) · S&S · $517.00 proposed

  2. violation5100069

    46.8(a) · $168.00 proposed

  3. violation5100068

    56.15014 · S&S · $549.00 proposed

  4. violation5100067

    56.14100(b) · $336.00 proposed

  5. violation5100066

    56.11001 · $151.00 proposed

  6. violation5100065

    56.12004 · $3,448.00 proposed

  7. violation5100064

    56.11001 · S&S · $1,550.00 proposed

  8. violation5100063

    56.14112(b) · $465.00 proposed

  9. violation5100062

    56.14110 · S&S · $1,550.00 proposed

  10. violation5100061

    56.12018 · $1,037.00 proposed

  11. violation5100060

    56.20003(a) · $313.00 proposed

  12. inspectionF02C859

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 29.0 on-site hours

  13. accident220252180006

    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.

  14. accident220252120007

    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.

  15. accident220250620013

    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.

  16. violation9990359

    56.14107(a) · $642.00 proposed

  17. violation9990358

    56.12004 · $193.00 proposed

  18. violation9990357

    56.14100(b) · $193.00 proposed

  19. violation9990356

    56.14107(a) · $959.00 proposed

  20. violation9990355

    56.14107(a) · $288.00 proposed

  21. violation9990354

    56.11012 · $193.00 proposed

  22. violation9990351

    56.14107(a) · $288.00 proposed

  23. inspectionF01A4AE

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 11.8 on-site hours

Safety sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.

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.

CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.

OWNERSHIP

Operator and controller history

Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.

CURRENT HIERARCHYHarry W Hart → Washington Rock Quarries, Inc. → Kapowsin Quarry
HISTORY RECORDS13 relationships
INTERVAL CHECKPASScontroller/operator overlap
—

Harry W Hart et alcontrolsWashington Rock Quarries, Inc.operatesKapowsin Quarry

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4503224
Other historical summaries · source-specific periods

RECORD SUMMARY

Production, safety and enforcement

These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.

01 / SAFETYwatch

Accidents and injuries

39 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 388 lost days across the published record.

ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD14 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly
02 / COMPLIANCEwatch

Violations and penalties

321 violation rows across the full record; 90 carry an S&S flag and $127,349 appears in current assessed amounts.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY71 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a
03 / HEALTHcontext

Occupational health samples

14 personal. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE14 samples
personal-health-samples
04 / PRODUCTIONcontext

Quarterly production and employment

18K employee hours and 31 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.

2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly
05 / LEGALwatch

Contests, conferences and decisions

106 contested-violation rows, 110 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 40 conference records linked by issuance number.

POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE256 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions
06 / CONTRACTORScontext

Contractors

Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.

ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT4 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations
07 / INSPECTIONScontext

Inspections

91 inspection events and 2K published inspection hours across the historical record.

OVERSIGHT COVERAGE19 since 2021
inspectionsviolations

HEALTH SAMPLING

Silica and quartz

Matching records00 coal · 0 personal · 0 area
Sample status0 not voided0 voided · 0 status not reported
Personal samples with C/E > 1—0 published ratios · not a citation count
2026 · No reported dates in this selection
Date / sampleDataset / analyteOccupation / areaMeasurementSample statusPublished action
No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions.
Sources and interpretation
  • Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
  • Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
  • Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
  • Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
  • Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.

Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗

EIA + TITLE 30

EIA production and cited regulations

EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.

RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS

Recent violations and samples

Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.

VIOLATIONS12 latest shown
516629056.16001Citation
510753146.9(a)Citation
510753050.30(a)Citation
510752956.14107(a)Citation
510752856.14107(a)Citation
510752756.14109(b)Citation
510752656.12028Citation
510752556.14100(b)Citation
OTHER HEALTH SAMPLES5 latest shown

Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑

Respirable dust, <.1mgBobcat Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBobcat Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzScaling (mechanical)
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified

SOURCE COVERAGE

Reporting dates and coverage

15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.

DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors39Mar 1, 2003—Jan 2, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Apr 30, 1990—Apr 30, 1990mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal317Nov 6, 2000—Jul 20, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal110Feb 22, 2001—Feb 20, 2025mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal40Apr 26, 2004—Sep 23, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal106Jan 13, 2004—Oct 29, 2024mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety672Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety104Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance1Apr 1, 1990—Apr 1, 1990mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance212Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance54Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance91Nov 6, 2000—Jul 16, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety14Jan 14, 2004—Aug 12, 2025mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal321Nov 6, 2000—Jul 20, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable

NOTES

Limitations

  • Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
  • Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.