Mining Incidents

Angell Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Linnton, Multnomah County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503465

Angell Quarry has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1998–2005
Latest incident
Jun 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
16
significant & substantial
$36,887
proposed penalties
$26,609
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,278 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
40
inspections on record
726
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 726 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Angell Quarry has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$37K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-10-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2011 Q4 511 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,491 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,522 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,616 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,435 2 1 1393.7
2010 Q3 1,016 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,014 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,616 0 0 0.0
Show 40 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4 1,558 5 1 3209.2
2009 Q3 1,691 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,625 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,336 1 0 120.0
2008 Q4 6,217 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 11,896 1 1 84.1
2008 Q2 7,912 3 0 379.2
2008 Q1 9,161 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,515 2 0 210.2
2007 Q3 10,633 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 12,513 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,354 2 0 239.4
2006 Q4 9,661 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,355 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,595 5 0 758.2
2006 Q1 7,158 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,465 2 0 211.3
2005 Q3 9,769 3 1 307.1
2005 Q2 6,782 2 1 294.9
2005 Q1 7,615 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,436 12 2 1864.5
2004 Q3 6,606 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,095 14 5 2297.0
2004 Q1 6,831 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,337 4 0 922.3
2003 Q3 3,803 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,515 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,077 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,463 3 1 866.3
2002 Q3 3,680 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,143 7 3 3266.4
2002 Q1 3,622 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,902 4 0 1025.1
2001 Q3 4,689 4 0 853.1
2001 Q2 5,176 16 0 3091.2
2001 Q1 5,878 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,759 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,933 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,458 1 0 154.8
2000 Q1 5,652 2 0 353.9

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 27, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation - Northwest · Struck against a moving object

The victim was operating a track dozer to clean off a drill bench in preparation for drilling. The bench was 45 feet above the quarry floor. Apparently the victim was attmpting to turn the dozer around on the bench, backed off this area, and fell to the quarry floor.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2002 · 1 incident

July 3, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation - Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS CLIMBING INTO A HOPPER OFF THE END OF A SCALP SCREEN. HE LOWERED HIMSELF DOWN WITH HIS ARMS AND TWISTED TO GET A FOOTING. HE FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK.

1999 · 3 incidents

May 13, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation - Northwest · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS INSTALLING A WEAR PLATE AND WHEN HE WENT TO RE-RIG THE CABLE IT SLIPPED DOWN SMASHING AND CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. SURGERY IS REQUIRED. IN 2/98 EMPLOYEE CUT END OFF SAME FINGER

February 18, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Knife River Corporation - Northwest · Struck against stationary object

WAS CLEANING IN TUNNEL AND NOTICED ROCK UNDER SIDE OF BELT. WENT TO PULL EMERGENCY STOP AND STEPPED ON ROCK BURIED IN MUD AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

January 20, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation - Northwest · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON IMPACT PLATE ON SCALP SCREEN TIGHTENING BOLT WITH HAMMER & HIT FINGER BRUISING IT (L(POINTER FINGER

1998 · 1 incident

November 23, 1998 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation - Northwest · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EE WAS HOLDING ONTO A WASHER ON A BOLT & HAD AIR GUN ON NUT WENT TO PULL NUT AND WASHER ANBD NUT STUCK TO BOLT WHICH TWISTED WASHER AROUND AND CUT LEFT THUMB WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

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