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Lehigh Northwest Cement Company Metal/Non-Metal

HM Northwest Cement Company · Facility

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG

Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4502166

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2002–2019
Latest incident: Dec 2019

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

240

citations

significant & substantial

$31,364

proposed penalties

$29,517

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	4,200	0	0.0
2025 Q3	4,072	0	0.0
2025 Q2	4,038	4	990.6
2025 Q1	527	3	5692.6
2024 Q4	510	0	0.0
2024 Q3	4,334	0	0.0
2024 Q2	520	0	0.0
2024 Q1	474	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

7 on file

2019 · 2 incidents

December 14, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

HM Northwest Cement Company · Struck against stationary object

A driver rolled ankle while making a delivery to the Bellingham plant. The rolled ankle resulted in a fracture.

January 16, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HM Northwest Cement Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fall protection was not being utilized correctly resulting in a fall from height. 2 broken ankles and a broken leg.

2018 · 1 incident

June 1, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

HM Northwest Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Cement got in water. Water became alkaline. Water got into gloves and on coveralls. 2nd degree burns on right forearm, ribs and legs.

2012 · 1 incident

February 23, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HM Northwest Cement Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was carrying a pipe blank & tripped. When he landed on the floor, the flange blank hit his tooth and broke a piece off the tooth.

2005 · 1 incident

October 3, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Lehigh Cement Co · Fall onto or against objects

Stepped on a loose pipe. Fell and hit eyebrow on forklift. Required six stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

December 15, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Lehigh Cement Co · Struck against stationary object

WRENCH SLIPPED ON NUT AND HAND HIT EDGE OF FLANGE.

2002 · 1 incident

March 18, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Lehigh Cement Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING PLATE OFF DITCH. LOST BALANCE. BENT DOWN WITH PLATE.