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De-source Metal/Non-Metal

Pure Mountain LLC · Surface

Controlled by Nathan T Bennett

Westfall, Malheur County, OR · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 3503535

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2002–2018
Latest incident: Jul 2018

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

citations

significant & substantial

$10,596

proposed penalties

$4,551

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	675	0	0.0
2023 Q3	4,800	0	0.0
2023 Q2	4,800	2	416.7
2023 Q1	4,320	0	0.0
2022 Q4	4,320	0	0.0
2022 Q3	4,320	0	0.0
2022 Q2	4,800	5	1041.7
2022 Q1	4,800	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

4 on file

2018 · 1 incident

July 26, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Dymencore · Struck against stationary object

Employee was straightening external guard on Swamp Cooler and accidently stuck finger through guard and cut finger on the fan blade. Employee however, was reprimanded because EE failed to properly turn off fan motor. EE was sent to ER, wound did not require no more than First Aid treatment (cleaning of wound and bandage).

2005 · 1 incident

August 22, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

DiaSource LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

FOR 3 1/2 MONTHS EE HAS BEEN BAGGING & STACKING BAGS ON PALLETS BY HAND, UP TO 12 TIERS HIGH. REPETATIVELY HITTING BAGS FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO SETTLE PRODUCT, LIFTING EACH BAG OFF OF BAGGER, EITHER BENDING DOWN OR LIFTING BAGS OVER HEAD TO STACK DEPENDING ON TIER LEVEL. OVERUSE OF JOINTS AND BACK.

2002 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

DiaSource LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER STANDING ON LADDER, REACHING OVER HEAD TO TAKE BOLTS OUT OF EQUIPMENT. BOLT WOULDN'T COME OUT - HIS GRIP SLIPPED CAUSING HIS BODY TO TWIST TO THE SIDE. THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK KNOTTED U P.

July 11, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY

DiaSource LLC · Struck by flying object

THE WORKER WAS GRINDING THE EDGE ON A PIECE FOR IRON, WHEN A SLIVER FLEW UP UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE IT EMBEDDED INT HE PUPIL.