Mining Incidents

Plant #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Reggie Hoover
Myrtle Point, Coos County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503805

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2017
Latest incident
Dec 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
89
citations
24
significant & substantial
$194,401
proposed penalties
$8,534
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 120 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 50 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 2 0
2025 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 39 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

3 on file

2017 · 3 incidents

December 11, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Hoover Excavating & Trucking, Inc. · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

While preparing for the shot, the det cord was placed in the initiator before everyone was in place. The shot was accidentally set off causing rock and water to cross the pit and come into contact with the workers.

December 11, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Hoover Excavating & Trucking, Inc. · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

While preparing for the shot, the det. cord was placed in the initiator before everyone was in place. The shot was accidentally set off, causing rock and water to cross the pit and come into contact with the workers.

December 11, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal hammer mill operator, breaker mill operator, jaw mill operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Hoover Excavating & Trucking, Inc. · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

While preparing for the shot the det cord was placed in the initiator before everyone was in place. The shot was accidently set off causing rock and water to cross the pit and come into contact with the workers.