Mining Incidents

#1 CRUSHER Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Eric W Coats
Deschutes County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503008

#1 CRUSHER has $385 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1988–1992
Latest incident
Feb 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$385
proposed penalties
$385
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
22
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 22 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#1 CRUSHER has $385 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$385
proposed penalties
$385
current assessed
$385
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-05-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 639 7 0 10954.6
2000 Q1 1,501 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

December 12, 1991 OR · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Deschutes Ready-Mix Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CHANING THE BAR ON DRIVE HAMMER. CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND METAL PLATE ON DRILL. CUT THUMB AND BROKE BONE REQUIRING SURGICAL TREATMENT.

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 4 incidents

November 29, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Deschutes Ready-Mix Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS USING PROPANE WEED BURNER TO MELT ICE IN WATER TANK, FLAME WENT OUT LITE BURNER AND THE PROPANE THAT HAD BUILT UP WHILE BURNER WAS OUT EXPLODED AND THREW EMPLOYEE ABOUT 20 FEET, INTO THE A IR. INJURING ARM, FACE, BURNS, CUTS TORN MUSCLES.

June 7, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
Deschutes Ready-Mix Sand & Gravel Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT DOWN AND KNEE POPPED OUT.

May 17, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Deschutes Ready-Mix Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING A SCREEN,RAIL BOLT,THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT ANOTHER BOLT WITH HIS WRIST CUTTING HIS WRIST.

April 10, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Deschutes Ready-Mix Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED EMPL WAS CLEANING SMALL ROCKS & DIRT OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR & WAS HIT BY FALLING ROCK THAT CAME FROM TOP OF JAWCRUSHER DUE TO OVER LOADING BY LOADERMAN. ROCK HIT EMPL ON SHOULDER CAUS ING INJURY.

1988 · 2 incidents

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