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Bear Creek, Mason County, Washington: 21 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Bear Creek is an active sand, common surface mine in Mason County, Washington, operated by Peninsula Topsoil LLC with 9 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4503599). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 21 citations and orders there with $5,292 in proposed penalties, and 1 accident report was filed there, with 1 injury or illness case.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4503599
- Status
- Active since February 22, 2010
- Main commodity
- Sand, common
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Mason County, Washington
- Nearest town
- Belfair
- Operator
- Peninsula Topsoil LLC
- Employees
- 9
- MSHA field office
- Kent WA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 21
- Significant and substantial
- 3 (14.3%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 3
- Proposed penalties
- $5,292
- Amount paid so far
- $4,365
- Inspections
- 21
- Inspector hours on site
- 112
- Citations per inspection
- 1.00 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1
- Injury and illness cases
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- July 16, 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 | 4 | 0 | $2,192 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | $1,136 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | $735 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | $151 | 0 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | $1,078 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Bear Creek
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 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 50.20-1 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.20001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Bear Creek
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 Bear Creek describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
Other open mines in Mason County, Washington
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Creek Quarry | Kennedy Creek Quarry Incorporated | Mason County, WA | Crushed, broken traprock | 5 | 43 |
| Manke Family Res LP Johns Prairie Mine | Manke Family Resources LP | Mason County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 18 |
| Shelton Pit | Miles Sand & Gravel Co Inc | Mason County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 8 |
| McEwan Prairie Pit | Port Orchard Sand & Gravel Company Inc | Mason County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 6 |
| Bayshore Pit | Bayshore Sand & Gravel | Mason County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 3 |
| Dayton Pit | Brumfield Construction, Inc. | Mason County, WA | Sand, common | 2 | 2 |
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.