Mining Incidents

Shelton Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Walt Miles
Shelton, Mason County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4502282

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Jan 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
106
citations
27
significant & substantial
$13,767
proposed penalties
$13,520
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 2,440 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,998 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 312 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,728 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,807 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,202 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,570 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

6 on file

2023 · 1 incident

January 24, 2023 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Experienced pain while using hammer to remove a stuck bolt during maintenance task

2015 · 1 incident

March 27, 2015 WA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator MACHINERY
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a portable band saw while fabricating guards and as the saw reached the end of the desired cut the saw kicked back and the blade contacted the fleshy thumb area of his left palm.

2008 · 1 incident

May 30, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was operating a 4.5 inch grinder. When the wheel touched some rubber belt material it jumped and the miner lost his grip and the wheel contacted his left little finger causing a laceration.

2004 · 1 incident

July 1, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

While performing routine cleanup he noticed that the twin scrubber to the wash plant was plugged with mud. While attempting to climb up onto the edge of the scrubber his foot caught on a lip or bar and caused him to lose his balance falling into the scrubber. While trying to brace his fall with his left hand it struck the scrubber screw.

2002 · 1 incident

April 14, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal IMPOUNDMENT
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Accident type, without injuries

EE CAME INTO MSG-SHELTON ON 4-14-02 AROUND 1:00 PM, NOTICED THE UPPER POND HAD SLID INTO THE LOWER POND.

2000 · 1 incident

January 15, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BROKE HIS FINGER DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER.