Mining Incidents

Iron Mountain Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Bothell, Snohomish County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503175

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
319
citations
69
significant & substantial
$153,726
proposed penalties
$116,966
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 13,522 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 13,390 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 742 3 0 4043.1
2025 Q1 12,452 3 0 240.9
2024 Q3 810 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 24,712 17 4 687.9
2023 Q4 13,148 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 12,214 10 2 818.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2025 · 1 incident

March 18, 2025 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Haul truck driver got out of truck to track a conveyor belt was using a hammer to hit return roller bracket got EE's hand sucked through return roller. Lost fingernail & scraped up hand was result.

2019 · 1 incident

August 16, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck against stationary object

Assisting mechanic repairing haul truck. Loosening a bolt, slipped, and cut right index finger. Three stitches required.

2018 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was handling a 4x4 dunnage and got a wood splinter in the palm of right hand. Employee pulled out splinter, but may not have gotten the entire splinter out. A week later employee went to doctor with what appears to be an infection the area.

August 1, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck by flying object

We had a hose failure outside the back of the cab of our DM45 drill that broke out corner of cab window and sent some small glass fragments into the right cheek area and left forearm of the drill operator.

2017 · 3 incidents

November 5, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck by flying object

The individual was using a track drill on some boulders to make room for our new tunnel and while drilling was struck on the ankle/heel with a rock from drilling area.

September 18, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cone feed belt was jammed so EE removed the guard after locking out and EE dug the rocks out of the tail pulley. It freed the stuck belt up and it rolled backwards catching EE's pry bar and EE's right hand.

May 1, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Fall from machine

Individual was exiting cab of P&H crane and caught right foot in the process of climbing down and then fell to the ground.

2016 · 3 incidents

August 8, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Individual was a mechanic that was trying to loosen a nut on piece of equipment and EE's forefinger got between hammer and wrench causing injury.

August 5, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Individual was fueling up D8 Dozer and finished fueling and was climbing down from dozer with fuel hose in hand and slipped and fell.

May 25, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving GMC fuel truck down haul road when cab locking mechanism failed and cab tilted forward and hit the ground while moving and driver used brakes to stop truck. Driver was wearing seatbelt.

2015 · 2 incidents

December 31, 2015 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Conditions were clear & cold w/below freezing temps @27 degrees. Subject reached overhead to pull slack out of come-a-long and his footing slipped and fell backwards with hard hat falling off. As come-a-long came unattached hitting subject in head.

December 29, 2015 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was working overhead with a grinder & welder. Debris from grinding on forehead and when individual stood up, it worked it's way into subject's eyes behind his safety glasses.

2014 · 1 incident

September 30, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was installing new screens on screen #5 and reached out to grab a new screen and his feet slipped and his mid section landed against the spray bar.

2010 · 1 incident

June 18, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Doing belt work cutting with a box knife.

2006 · 1 incident

2005 · 2 incidents

January 27, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was drilling short holes; centralizer latch popped out of place so driller kicked it back into place with the heel of his left foot, resulting in a torn Achilles tendon.

2004 · 1 incident

September 8, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Fall from machine

Thw worker was washing the truck scale after starting the power washer he climbed over to the side of the scale and fell to the ground.

2001 · 1 incident

December 5, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Iron Mountain Quarry LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A COMEALONG TO PUT IN A RETURN ROLLER. COMEALONG SLIPPED AND HIT EE IN THE NOSE.