Mining Incidents

Portable Unit #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James Hutchinson
Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4502508

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
122
citations
19
significant & substantial
$19,735
proposed penalties
$15,075
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 5,594 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 80 2 0 25000.0
2025 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,343 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,890 4 1 679.1
2024 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,887 21 4 4297.1
2023 Q4 4,550 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

21 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2024 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

Worker was getting rocks out of tail pulley using an air hose. The tip of the air wand got clipped by metal gear which forcefully hit the wand and the top of worker's hand into the equipment above.

August 14, 2024 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IW was shoveling from knees when they noted that their knee hurt, no abnormal motion or action was involved. There were no known materials or objects that caused the injury.

2022 · 1 incident

October 13, 2022 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Fall from machine

Injured Worker (IW) jumped from the low end of a conveyor, landing on uneven ground and rocks. Per IW, the injury was "self-inflicted." The conveyor was approximately five feet high at the location IW jumped from. The injury resulted in a left talus fracture.

2020 · 1 incident

November 20, 2020 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

The Injured Worker (IW) was stepping out of the cone screen box and slipped on the lower end of the "to waste" conveyor frame. IW landed on feet but felt a pop in right knee and could not bear weight on it.

2019 · 1 incident

July 1, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Struck by falling object

A rock came off of the feeder area and hit the person behind the ear right under EE's hard hat. Person reported to foreman at the time but did not request to be seen by a doctor

2018 · 1 incident

October 26, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

Miner was bending a tab on a lid of a grease drum. The metal tab was sharper than the miner anticipated. Pulling and curling the tab between forefinger and thumb the miner cut thumb

2017 · 1 incident

July 15, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

The Miner was removing a V belt guard on a JCI screening plant. Employee's foot slipped from where employee was standing, when employee's foot slipped employee fell forward into the side of the screen box resulting in a small cut to employee's lower lip area and a broken tooth.

2016 · 2 incidents

March 29, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was getting down from working on equipment, slipped off ladder and landed on ground.

2014 · 1 incident

October 7, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While working in appropriate maintenance area, employee was struck in the lower back by a rock unexpectedly rolling out of crusher jaw.

2013 · 3 incidents

October 14, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Struck by falling object

Tearing down crusher - getting ready to move to new location - moving wood blocks from bunker and stacking them - while moving a block lost control and dropped it on right foot

August 2, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Removing power disconnect on crusher - broke free and caught finger

July 25, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Setting up bunker attaching legs EE was trying to bolt in to secure. Bunker was lower smashing his thumb.

2011 · 2 incidents

2010 · 1 incident

2008 · 1 incident

March 20, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Struck by falling object

Cleaning under jaw crusher. When loader dumped load, rock fell over side - striking shoulder and head - causing bruising.

2005 · 1 incident

2002 · 1 incident

January 29, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHANGING BELTS AND CLEANING AROUND END PULLY. EE PUT ARM BETWEEN BELT WHEN CONVEYOR WAS STARTED.

2001 · 1 incident

May 17, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKING ON CRUSHER UNIT, FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON WRIST. BROKE WRIST.

2000 · 1 incident

July 7, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ellensburg Cement Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WALKING INTO TOOL SHED WHEN 2 ROCKS HIT HIM ON SHOULDER.