The miner was walking along the crusher to access a breakdown. When he turned around he had stepped on unstable ground causing him to sprain his ankle.
Crusher #5 Metal/Non-Metal
Harney Rock & Paving Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Dan E Hooker
Burns,
Harney County,
OR
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503538
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Crusher #5.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2004–2011
- Latest incident
- Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
91
citations
22
significant & substantial
$11,665
proposed penalties
$11,409
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 | 635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 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 file2011 · 1 incident
July 20, 2011
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2009 · 1 incident
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Accident type, without injuries
EE was welding side rails on belt. Suspect piece of hot slag went under skirting at feeder hopper end. After welding crew was on site 40 add'l min. cleaning up & no sign of fire. Shift ended 6:45 pm. Slag evidently smoldered & started fire on skirting. EE usually runs belt but since was end of shift, he didn't. Damage consisted of burning up a belt & some rollers on conveyor.
2004 · 2 incidents
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Struck against stationary object
HE RAN INTO BOBCAT SKIDSTEER WHEN TURNING AROUND AND CHIPPED HIS TOOTH.
April 14, 2004
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Struck against stationary object
Checking water level in radiator on impact lost footing, struck front of face on railing.