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Siper Road Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Miles Sand & Gravel · Surface

Controlled by Walt Miles

Mt. Vernon, Whatcom County, WA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4503341

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 2002–2022
Latest incident: Feb 2022

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$4,411

proposed penalties

$4,411

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	4,673	0	0.0
2025 Q3	4,446	0	0.0
2024 Q4	947	0	0.0
2024 Q3	4,248	0	0.0
2024 Q1	5,375	0	0.0
2023 Q4	998	0	0.0
2023 Q2	3,894	0	0.0
2022 Q4	4,948	1	202.1

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2022 · 1 incident

February 22, 2022 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Miles Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

Miner removed bolts thought to secure "cap" protecting an oil sensor threaded and bolted into a pressurized tank. The cap was then dislodged from silicone seal causing the release of pressure inside the tank and cap to strike the miner in the jaw. Other sensors had been accessed prior to this all located under bolted on protective covers not under pressure.

2016 · 1 incident

December 19, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Miles Sand & Gravel · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Freezing conditions over the weekend of December 17 & 18 created frozen and slippery ground. Shortly after the beginning of the shift, the miner was walking across the gravel mine, and slipped and fell on the frozen ground.

2012 · 1 incident

March 30, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Concrete Nor'West · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured on 3/30/12 loading material into loader bucket and foot was smashed under bucket. The emp. was evaluated @ ER and no med. treatment was administered and the injury was limited to bruising only. On 5/17/12 the emp. returned to the Dr. and a walking cast was applied. We feel this now meets the definition of med. treatment, therefore we are submitting this report as required.

2009 · 1 incident

February 25, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Accident was NOT reported to Concrete Nor'West until 3/25/09. On approx. 2/25/09 EE was carrying bags of cement up a hill. On 3/20/09 he was having muscle spasms and saw a chiropractor. He saw the Chiropractor again on 3/24/09 and the doctor indicated he has compression fracture. EE informed us on 3/25/09 that he injured himself in February 2009.

2006 · 2 incidents

June 9, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Concrete Nor'West · Rubbed or abraded

Saw doctor on 6/12/06 with pain to hip area. Bacterial infection set in at rt knee, rt flank & rt hip. On 6/23/06 realized he had scraped his rt knee on a concrete block, which was the source of the bacterial infection. Off work for approx. 3-4 weeks.

January 5, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was replacing a safety guard in the tunnel. Employee was lifting the safety guard and turning. Employee felt back go out.

2004 · 1 incident

April 7, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Concrete Nor'West · Struck against stationary object

Employee got out of loader, walked to cone crusher, stepped on a rock and rolled ankle.

2002 · 1 incident

January 21, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Concrete Nor'West · Struck against a moving object

LOADER PASSED OVER UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING IT TO LURCH SIDE TO SIDE.