Mining Incidents

Ellensburg Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James Hutchinson
ELLENSBURG, Kittitas County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4500994

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2014–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
31
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,360
proposed penalties
$2,907
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 748 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,185 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,227 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 902 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 502 1 0 1992.0
2023 Q4 1,136 1 1 880.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 1 incident

June 30, 2025 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee used other means to access plant other than ladder. Still under investigation. Employee states EE twisted EE's lower right hand back. Employee did not report until the following day. No witnesses.

2014 · 1 incident

September 16, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing loss determined by routine hearing screening.