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Couse Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Konen Rock Products Inc · Surface

Controlled by Charles S Konen

freewater, Umatilla County, OR · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3503264

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2008–2017
Latest incident: Jun 2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$13,881

proposed penalties

$12,080

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	Per 1M hrs
2021 Q1	580	0	0.0
2020 Q4	580	0	0.0
2020 Q3	760	0	0.0
2020 Q2	620	0	0.0
2020 Q1	650	0	0.0
2019 Q4	1,411	1	708.7
2019 Q3	2,028	0	0.0
2019 Q2	1,050	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

2017 · 1 incident

June 19, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Konen Rock Products Inc · Struck by falling object

Worker was doing routine maintenance on skid steer bucket (welding). Chose to lift bucket and weld on it at an unsafe height while it was supported only by a chain instead of setting it on a block or welding table. Bucket fell on worker's toe while worker was welding.

2008 · 1 incident

February 27, 2008 OR · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Konen Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was filling a tote bin with Nitrogen that would be used for loading blast holes. The 2000 lb bag of nitrogen was lifted over the bin and the miner cut a hole in the bottom of the bag to allow nitrogen to flow into the bin. As the material began to flow out of the bag, it shifted and pinned the worker to the top edge of the tote, causing spinal and other injuries.