Mining Incidents

Kincheloe Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wesley J Kincheloe
Myrtle Point, Coos County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3501003

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2017–2024
Latest incident
May 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
171
citations
39
significant & substantial
$42,788
proposed penalties
$37,387
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 605 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,264 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,875 1 0 533.3
2025 Q1 1,724 1 0 580.0
2024 Q4 2,060 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,058 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,463 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,522 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

2 on file

2024 · 1 incident

May 14, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kincheloe & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing screens and when EE lifted screen off the ground EE felt a pop in EE's left arm. After going to ER it was determined that EE had torn EE's left bicep muscle/ligament.

2017 · 1 incident

November 7, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Kincheloe & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was operating a hydraulic rock breaking hammer attached to an excavator when EE was struck in the face with a flying rock. The machine has same guarding and it is unknown when the screen was removed or why. The EE didn't notify anyone in authority and left jobsite early, and later on is when boss talked to EE on phone that night. Never did tell boss of injury.