Mining Incidents

METRO PORTABLE #2Metal/Nonmetal

Portland, Multnomah County, OR · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503527
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was blowing themselves off with air hose after end of shift. Leading to foreign material getting into their right eye.

2021 · 1 incident

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

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON AN HP 400 CONE CRUSHER, TEAM MEMBER WAS REMOVING PIN FROM HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON AN HP 400. WHEN PIN WAS REMOVED, THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER CAME DOWN PINCHING LEFT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN CYLINDER AND OBJECT USED TO REMOVE PIN. FINGER REQUIRED STITCHES.

2019 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

TM WAS DRIVING RENTAL WATER TRUCK AND BOUNCED THROUGH RUTTED AREA CAUSING PAIN IN BACK. PHYSICAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED TO STRENGTHEN BACK MUSCLES STARTING 10/14

Rubbed or abraded

INJURY OCCURRED ON 5/3/19 BUT MINER DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 5/13/19. ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE FOR BURSITIS OF THE KNEE RESULTING FROM CONTINUOUS WORK WHILE MINER WAS CRAWLING/KNEELING ON EE'S KNEES.

2015 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a belt with a locking razor knife. Knife slipped and struck employee in the leg.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking down the steps of a catwalk, and stepped on a rock, fracturing right foot

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

WHILE MAKING REPAIRS ON VERTICAL SHAFT CRUSHER, A STRONG WIND BLEW DIRT INTO EE'S EYE (RIGHT).

2001 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRUCK DRIVER SHUT FINGER IN DOOR