Mining Incidents

Jefferson Portable Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jefferson County-OR
MADRAS, Jefferson County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503423

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2011–2013
Latest incident
Nov 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
35
citations
8
significant & substantial
$4,385
proposed penalties
$3,564
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 666 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1 1 0 1000000.0
2025 Q2 1,578 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,890 2 0 1058.2
2024 Q4 277 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 34 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 40 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

2013 · 1 incident

November 19, 2013 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jefferson County Public Works Department · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

A rock was placed in the jaw. The rock needed to be moved. Employee used a bar to move rock. While doing this he strained his lower back.

2011 · 1 incident

October 13, 2011 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jefferson County Public Works Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee said he was lifting a door and heard a pop sound. He did not use proper lifting type of tool for task attempted. The medical quantification is unknown and will be determined by professional medical staff.