Data / Mines / Washington / Ellensburg Pit
Ellensburg Pit: 11 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Ellensburg Pit is an active construction sand and gravel surface mine in Kittitas County, Washington, operated by Ellensburg Cement Products Inc with 2 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4500994). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 11 citations and orders there with $1,733 in proposed penalties, and 1 accident report was filed there, with 1 injury or illness case.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4500994
- Status
- Active since May 8, 2026
- Main commodity
- Construction sand and gravel
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Kittitas County, Washington
- Nearest town
- Ellensburg
- Operator
- Ellensburg Cement Products Inc
- Employees
- 2
- MSHA field office
- Kent WA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 11
- Significant and substantial
- 3 (27.3%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $1,733
- Amount paid so far
- $1,733
- Inspections
- 13
- Inspector hours on site
- 58
- Citations per inspection
- 0.85 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1
- Injury and illness cases
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- August 19, 2026
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | $986 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $147 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | $147 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | $453 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Ellensburg Pit
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Ellensburg Pit
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
What the accident reports at Ellensburg Pit describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Ellensburg Pit
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Screen | 1 |
Other open mines in Kittitas County, Washington
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Sand & Gravel | Ronald Sand & Gravel | Kittitas County, WA | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 41 |
| Portable Unit #1 | Ellensburg Cement Products Inc | Kittitas County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 38 |
| Stampede Pass | MSK Mining | Kittitas County, WA | Sand, common | 5 | 24 |
| Portable Unit No 2 | Ellensburg Cement Products Inc | Kittitas County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 6 |
| Portable Wash Plant | Ellensburg Cement Products Inc | Kittitas County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 6 |
| Plant 1 | Riverbottom Rock | Kittitas County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 4 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.