Mining Incidents

Canyon Resources Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Walt Miles
Puyallup, Pierce County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503561

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2006–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
60
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,888
proposed penalties
$7,826
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 4,623 1 0 216.3
2025 Q3 1,154 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 993 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,260 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,512 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,067 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,894 1 0 256.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

November 18, 2025 WA · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was adjusting the press when EE stepped back and slipped, falling to the ground. EE injured EE's ankle, knee and back and was put on light duty. Diagnosis pending.

April 9, 2025 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner pulled himself up by grabbing onto a pipe and felt a pop in their hand.

2023 · 1 incident

April 3, 2023 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Roller shaft slipped during maintenance activity and smashed miner's thumb

2018 · 1 incident

May 4, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was working to free a motor that appeared seized. The pipe wrench being used to spin the sprocket broke loose, smashing the Miners right ring finger. Laceration was vertical from the front of the finger, over the top and down the back side. The miners fingernail was removed and 7 stitches were used.

2016 · 1 incident

September 14, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing down vertical ladder off of the filter press. Employee got a sharp pain in wrist and thumb area of left hand.

2012 · 1 incident

November 12, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was walking on wet concrete surface when he slipped and landed flat on his back. Resulted in Buttock Contusion/ sprain. X-ray taken and miner was put on light duty until X-ray could be reviewed. X-ray was negative and worker was returned to job of injury.

2011 · 1 incident

April 6, 2011 WA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Fall from machine

Miner was doing maintenance work and decided to assist another miner to move a Lower concave ring. The injured miner placed the end of a 6' pry bar onto a hole in the concave ring. As he attempted to move the ring, the bar slipped and the miner fell to the ground spraining his right ankle.

2009 · 1 incident

July 30, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two miners were installing a control center cover. One miner accidentally allowed the cover to slip and that pinched the other miners left index finger between the cover and the machine. This caused a laceration which required stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

April 15, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

Operator complained of pain in left shoulder. Operator stated that condition was ongoing for some time. The operator asked that he run a different piece of equipment to relieve the symtoms and we complied with his wishes.

2007 · 1 incident

January 18, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped and fell onto posterior and left shoulder. Level concrete paved surface. Slippery due to inclimate weather.

2006 · 1 incident

August 16, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miles Sand and Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was using a razor knife to cut a piece of conveyor belt. Worker lost control of tool and inflicted a 5cm cut to his left forarm.