Mining Incidents

Waimea Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Kamuela, Hawaii County, HI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 5100195

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2003–2004
Latest incident
Dec 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
13
significant & substantial
$8,368
proposed penalties
$8,368
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 Q2 3,360 3 0 892.9
2025 Q1 3,104 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,060 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,380 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,506 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,600 1 0 384.6
2022 Q4 3,640 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,160 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

4 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

December 30, 2004 HI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
West Hawaii Concrete · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Holding a carrage bolt, using an air gun to remove the nut, the bolt spun around and cut his finger.

August 14, 2004 HI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
West Hawaii Concrete · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent over to look under the crusher and felt pain in his back

May 19, 2004 HI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Hawaii Concrete · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Conveyor wet from rain. Employee walked on conveyor and slipped and fell, landing on butt.

2003 · 1 incident

November 26, 2003 HI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
West Hawaii Concrete · Struck by flying object

Blowing dirt off a piece of equipment with an air gun, dirt went into eye. Employee did not report injury until the end of december. Took sick leave before reporting the incident.