Concrete Nor'west
· Contact with electrical current
BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR APPARENTLY SWUNG LOAD NEAR POWERLINE. EMPLOYEE LENDING A HAND TO UNHOOK LOAD WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Getchell Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Miles Sand & Gravel Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Walt Miles
Snohomish,
Snohomish County,
WA
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503110
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2001–2022
- Latest incident
- Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
11
significant & substantial
$49,100
proposed penalties
$30,012
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 | 2,913 | 3 | 0 | 1029.9 |
| 2025 Q3 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,736 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,531 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 419 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,495 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 397 | 1 | 0 | 2518.9 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
9 on file (excluding fatalities above)2022 · 1 incident
August 25, 2022
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner slid over side of dredge screen, slid down slowly so SRL did not catch. Caused contusion and neck / sternum strain.
2020 · 1 incident
October 6, 2020
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object
While descending caged ladder, SRL lanyard hook on fall protection harness became caught on ladder cage. As lanyard extended from SRL it knocked off miner's hardhat then lanyard hook dislodged falling and lacerating miner's forehead. Miner was at ground level when struck.
2015 · 1 incident
Concrete Nor'west · Over-exertion in lifting objects
While employee was changing screens on the washplant, he reached to his left for a bucket of tools.
2014 · 1 incident
September 9, 2014
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'west · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Sprained right knee stepping from work skiff to floating conveyor
2012 · 1 incident
January 25, 2012
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'west · Struck by falling object
Employee was cleaning under the conveyor. A rock rolled off the belt and struck him on the hard hat.
2011 · 1 incident
May 5, 2011
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Concrete Nor'west · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Swinging a sledge hammer knocking rocks loose
2007 · 1 incident
April 27, 2007
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'west · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was pulling ladder from the rear of the service truck and felt a sharp pain in lower back. Employee first sought medical attention on May 1, 2007.
2005 · 1 incident
June 22, 2005
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Concrete Nor'west · Struck against a moving object
Injured employee is our full time heavy equipment operator at our Getchell Pit. Constant movement side to side created mid-back pain. He did not seek medical attention until 7/11/05.
2001 · 1 incident
February 13, 2001
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Concrete Nor'west · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO DISLODGE CHUTE IN CRUSHER FEEDER.