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Venable Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Schuyler L Van Wart
CENTRAL POINT, Jackson County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503467

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
177
citations
33
significant & substantial
$49,256
proposed penalties
$45,125
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 1,742 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,189 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,120 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 80 2 0 25000.0
2024 Q4 1,188 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 527 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,612 3 0 1861.0
2024 Q1 1,379 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

11 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Oregon Ready Mix, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee had shut Overland #3 off to unplug it. After clearing the conveyor, he unlocked the conveyor and turned it on. Walking between conveyors 2 & 3 his digging bar snagged on conveyor 3 causing the bar to smash his finger against the frame of the conveyor.

2010 · 1 incident

September 1, 2010 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Oregon Ready Mix, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was placing a crossmember into pit feeder. Crossmember fell and injured left index finger, requiring 3 stitches.

2007 · 2 incidents

September 26, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Worker was observing cable used to pull conveyor belt on new conveyor system and became entangled between cable and belt pulley. Fingers amputated on left hand serious injuries to right hand, broken collar bone and broken rib, dislocated knee.

January 4, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Fall from machine

Stepped out of haul truck onto a mound of dirt and twisted his ankle.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 1, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a bar to clean the mud out of a hopper. He twisted and strained his back. The hopper he was cleaning was under a shaker screen.

August 10, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Removing large rock from feeder. Belt was turned on. Material pushed gate open. Finger smashed between gate and adjustment bolt.

2005 · 1 incident

October 23, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Steps into crusher control van to clock out for the day, hung shoe string.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLIMBING OUT OF EXCAVATOR, HE SLIPPED ON TRAX TWISTING HIS KNEE.

August 30, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Struck by falling object

Employee stated he was struck by a clay ball in the lower leg. Clay balls are hand tossed from scalping screen.

2003 · 1 incident

July 4, 2003 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock-N-Ready Mix · Struck by falling object

SHOVELING AROUND CONE CRUSHER SCREEN EE STATED AROCK FELL FROM THE SCREEN STRIKING HIM IN THE SHOULDER.