Alsea Quarries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS REACHING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF PICK UP TRUCK TO DISCONNECT A RADIATOR HOSE. HE HEARD A POP AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIB CAGE AREA.
Alsea Quarries Metal/Non-Metal
Alsea Quarries 1 LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
George R Foster; Tracy L Foster
Alsea,
Benton County,
OR
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3500454
Alsea Quarries has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Oct 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
97
citations
22
significant & substantial
$13,800
proposed penalties
$11,713
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,087 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
591
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 591 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Alsea Quarries has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$14K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 585 | 4 | 0 | 6837.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 857 | 2 | 0 | 2333.7 |
| 2025 Q1 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 703 | 3 | 0 | 4267.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 649 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 189 | 3 | 0 | 15873.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 184 | 6 | 1 | 32608.7 |
| 2021 Q2 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 288 | 1 | 0 | 3472.2 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 607 | 4 | 1 | 6589.8 |
| 2018 Q1 | 565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 281 | 7 | 2 | 24911.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 374 | 3 | 0 | 8021.4 |
| 2015 Q4 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 603 | 1 | 0 | 1658.4 |
| 2015 Q1 | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 680 | 1 | 0 | 1470.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 717 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 586 | 2 | 0 | 3413.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,137 | 4 | 2 | 3518.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 982 | 1 | 1 | 1018.3 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,147 | 1 | 0 | 871.8 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,213 | 1 | 0 | 824.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,884 | 2 | 2 | 1061.6 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 975 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,231 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,022 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,324 | 18 | 6 | 13595.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,166 | 1 | 1 | 857.6 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,335 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,014 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,596 | 3 | 0 | 1879.7 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,316 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,443 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,917 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,651 | 1 | 0 | 605.7 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,422 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,614 | 5 | 2 | 3097.9 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,906 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,812 | 9 | 3 | 4966.9 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,434 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,290 | 5 | 0 | 3876.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,360 | 2 | 0 | 1470.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,522 | 5 | 1 | 3285.2 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1991 · 3 incidents
March 11, 1991
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alsea Quarries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHE WAS MOVING ROCK WITH A LONG BAR AND FELT A STRAINING SENSATION ON RIGHT SIDE OF HER BACK.
February 20, 1991
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alsea Quarries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE SPUN A SOCKET WRENCH IN HIS PALM WHILE WORKING ON AIR HAMMER.
1988 · 2 incidents
August 19, 1988
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alsea Quarries · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE DOING MAINTGENANCE WORK I.NAME LIFTED A 24IN.CRESCENT WRENCH & WRENCHED HIS SHOULDER
January 5, 1988
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Alsea Quarries · Struck by flying object
I NAME WAS WORKING NEAR CRUSHER WHILE IT WAS IN OPERATION WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELW UP AND HIT HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.
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