Mining Incidents

Plant #1Metal/Nonmetal

Silverton, Marion County, OR · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503356
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's left index finger was pinched while attaching chains to a crane hook with a chain clevis.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

While driving a loaded articulated haul truck on a well traveled haul road during heavy rain, the back end of truck slid off maintained road onto rough terrain. EE drove truck back onto maintained road. EE complained of back and neck pain in the day following incident. Diagnosed with back sprain and placed on restricted duty.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Worker stepped on a rock and sprained workers left ankle.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Loader operator hauling bucket of rock from pile to feed crusher rock fell out of bucket (L) front tire ran over rock: (R) rear tire ran over rock; operators taros whipped left to right while restrained in seatbelt operator, complained of back pain 7 days later (10-99-15) treating physician prescribed pain medicine. Operator released to return to work 10-19-15

2012 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cleaning mud from the back of the JCI 1400 Portable Screen chute with a 'L' shaped bar, the bar slipped when the mud released smashing 'R' index finger against the edge of the chute.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF METAL IN EYE - NOT SURE HOW IT GOT THERE. HAD BEEN GRINDING ON METAL WITH HAND GRINDER EARLIER IN DAY AND WAS WEARING GOGGLES WHILE GRINDING. DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING IN EYE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.