Mining Incidents

Mullen Road Processing Site & Mine Sites Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by IDM International, Ltd
Coos Bay, Coos County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503757

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2011–2014
Latest incident
Jul 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
44
citations
2
significant & substantial
$12,601
proposed penalties
$12,601
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
2016 Q2 693 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,208 5 0 1558.6
2015 Q4 3,701 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,502 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,587 4 0 1115.1
2015 Q1 3,691 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,810 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,514 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

7 on file

2014 · 1 incident

July 28, 2014 OR · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oregon Resources Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Contracted security guard was performing nightly walk around premises. He was walking between office & maintenance shop & tripped over the handicapped parking curb in front of the office falling onto the concrete. He sustained several broken bones. The light located on outside of maint. bldg was illuminated but light was blocked slightly by shop truck parked in front of bldg.

2012 · 3 incidents

October 3, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oregon Resources Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was cleaning up plant spillage into a fork lift mounted self-dumping hopper. Latch on hopper was not operating properly and employee repeatedly lifted on hopper to unlatch it. Employee reported that his right shoulder hurt from the lifting at end of shift. Placed on light duty with no heavy lifting.

March 8, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oregon Resources Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the locker room pulling on his coveralls before the start of his shift when he felt a pain in his lower back. Employee suffered a lower back strain.

February 12, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oregon Resources Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Injury was initially recorded as a non-reportable first aid. Employee came back from scheduled days off complaining that he had pain in his RT elbow. Employee was pulling a 30 foot long x 1" plastic add water pipe from surge tank when he felt sharp pain in his RT elbow. MRI taken on 2/16/12 revealed slightly torn biceps tendon. EE is on modified duty for 6 weeks.

2011 · 3 incidents

November 21, 2011 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oregon Resources Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Adjusting conveyor belt with 3/4" ratchet it was tight and pulled hard. Employee made a note on his time-card but did not tell anyone. Time-cards submitted days later. Sup. asked employee about note on T/C but employee indicated all was fine only that his shoulders hurt. Did not work 11/30/11 then came in 12/1/11 saying he saw a Dr. and was off work until he could have an MRI.

October 9, 2011 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Oregon Resources Corporation · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working nearby the fluid bed dryer when something went through ID fan causing a loud noise. Employee suffered trauma to her left ear.

August 10, 2011 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oregon Resources Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying a steel dolly wheel down a flight of stairs in the Dry Mill from the 4th floor. Employee apparently stepped awkwardly on the last step spraining his left ankle. Originally classified as first aid only, but ankle did not improve. Was seen by off-site doctor on 8/17/11.