Mining Incidents

Pacific Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Mt. Vernon, Skagit County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500844

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
92
citations
20
significant & substantial
$22,270
proposed penalties
$21,766
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 4,228 1 1 236.5
2025 Q3 779 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,376 1 1 228.5
2025 Q1 849 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,710 1 0 269.5
2024 Q3 909 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,166 1 0 240.0
2024 Q1 3,238 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 1 incident

September 12, 2024 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE injured hand while removing guard.

2018 · 1 incident

July 26, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Materials · Fall from machine

Employee operating a loader parked on uneven surface. While dismounting the piece of equipment, the employee stumbled and fell. In an attempt to brace the fall, the employee injured EE's left wrist.

2016 · 1 incident

March 3, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was lifting changing screens and heard a pop in right elbow. Was issued a brace on 3/7/16 making it reportable.

2008 · 1 incident

April 1, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying a 8 to 10 inch rock from a plugged chute. As the rock broke free, the bar moved and pinched left ring finger between bar and motor mount. No stiches were required but occupational therapy will be required to sustain movement and feeling in finger.

2007 · 1 incident

September 11, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Struck against a moving object

Beginning on or about 9/11/07 we had a job loading 20,000 tons of a 2 x 8 inch rock. EE said the motion of his loader while loading that material made his upper back begin to hurt. He spoke of a "whip" as the bucket came back against the stops and having to stretch to operate the scale

2006 · 1 incident

March 15, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a wheel loader loading pit trucks on 3-15-06, when he felt a small pain in his back on the left side. He continued to work and didn't report anything until the morning of 3-22-06.

2005 · 1 incident

August 29, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management OTHER
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES NOTICED PLANT MANAGER WAS VOMITING. THEY MONITORED HIS CONDITION. HE ASSURED THEM HE WAS FINE & DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THE "CLASSIC" SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK. HE WAS LATER OBSERVED SLUMPED OVER HIS DESK & AN EE CAUGHT HIM & LOWERED HIM TO THE FLOOR. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE CALLED & HIS CONDITION WAS MONITORED UNTIL THEY ARRIVED. DEATH OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM

2000 · 1 incident

January 31, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Aggregates Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STACKING POWDER BOXES IN TRUCK, GRABBED A BOX, TWISTED TO PUT IT DOWN, WRENCHED BACK.