Kangley Rock & Recycling · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Loud Noise - Standard Threshold Shift detected during audiogram
Lake Frances Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Kangley Rock & Recycling
· Surface
Controlled by
Don Merlino; Gary Merlino
Mapel Valley,
King County,
WA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503489
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2010–2020
- Latest incident
- Nov 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
135
citations
21
significant & substantial
$123,988
proposed penalties
$78,094
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q1 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,829 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,956 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,182 | 10 | 3 | 4583.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 631 | 1 | 0 | 1584.8 |
| 2019 Q4 | 4,292 | 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
12 on file2020 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
September 18, 2018
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kangley Rock & Recycling · Struck against stationary object
Working on plant, wrench slipped and finger struck bolt.
2017 · 1 incident
May 2, 2017
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cleaning flok room floor with 4lbs hammer and struck left hand.
2016 · 1 incident
January 22, 2016
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Struck by flying object
Foreign object entered eye while pressure washing. Flushed eye out but still irritated the following day.
2015 · 3 incidents
December 15, 2015
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Cleaning up screen rack, lifted 1" screen and felt a pull in his left shoulder.
May 30, 2015
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Putting wear iron in feed shaker and hit left elbow on top of shaker while climbing out.
January 28, 2015
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was using a bearing puller. As he applied pressure it slipped off striking him in the right cheek.
2012 · 1 incident
October 25, 2012
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was tightening a loose bolt. The ratchet slipped off the bolt causing the miner's right finger to be smashed.
2011 · 1 incident
May 17, 2011
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Part of crew was working on cone crusher & had an opening in the catwalk to access the underside. Loader operator not involved in the repair wanted to see work & came up to the cone & was not looking closely at his steps, and stepped/fell partially into the opening.
2010 · 3 incidents
October 1, 2010
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Struck against a moving object
Operating heavy equipment, very fast, busy day. Ride control was not working, repetitive movement caused pain in lower back.
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Loader operator did not see the pedestrian in his path. Pedestrian on phone was not aware that loader was approaching from behind. Loader ran over pedestrian.
February 15, 2010
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quality Aggregates, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee climbed up on the sand feeder to adjust it and when he jumped down he jarred his left knee