Mining Incidents

Deer Creek Placer: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Camm-Tex International Inc · Surface
Controlled by Camm-Tex International
Baker County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503340

Deer Creek Placer has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
Ownership history
  1. Partners In Kind Inc 1989 to 1990
  2. Camm-Tex International Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 7
1989 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Deer Creek Placer sits in Baker County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Baker County, Oregon · Population 16,796
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$57,844
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

December 9, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Partners In Kind Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GLOVE CAUGHT IN DRIVE CHAIN ON BELT FEEDER.