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Benton Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Dutch Mining LLC · Underground
Merlin, Josephine County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503405

Benton Mine has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 18 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1995–2007
Latest incident
Dec 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
182
citations
46
significant & substantial
$32,527
proposed penalties
$7,758
paid to date
24% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,769 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
38
inspections on record
1,799
inspection hours
10.1
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.
182 citations across 1,799 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Benton Mine has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 18 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$20K
outstanding
177 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-01-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,280 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,079 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 18,429 30 9 1627.9
2008 Q1 16,564 30 8 1811.2
2007 Q4 17,597 17 3 966.1
2007 Q3 16,163 10 1 618.7
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 15,172 36 10 2372.8
2007 Q1 10,289 11 4 1069.1
2006 Q4 8,915 13 3 1458.2
2006 Q3 9,041 1 0 110.6
2006 Q2 6,528 4 0 612.7
2006 Q1 7,000 5 1 714.3
2005 Q4 6,190 2 0 323.1
2005 Q3 3,210 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,890 9 0 1840.5
2005 Q1 3,170 12 6 3785.5
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2007 · 8 incidents

December 3, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dutch Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

inspecting face after another employee finished drilling. Small rock fell about 5 feet hitting ee in the face.

November 27, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dutch Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Began pulling drill back and when drill steel came out he twisted his wrist backwards

November 12, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dutch Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Retrieving core tube and the rod holder did not fully close on pipe. The rod slipped 4' and ee's hand was behind the moving rod. Broke bone on left hand.

September 25, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Dutch Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Small rock slab fell from back, hit drill machine, and bounced to ee striking him on his right knee.

August 28, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dutch Mining LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was installing a timber set on the second level when one of the caps on the first level he installed the night before came loose. He fell breaking his right ankle, two bones in twelve places. Requiring surgery.

July 12, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Dutch Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The miner was drilling with a jackleg drill in the 960N ore drive decline, he was pulling the machine back out of a hole and pulled a muscle in his lower back.

January 16, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dutch Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

A winter storm hit the area around the mine. Employees were instructed to leave the mine site. Ee was leaving the portal area. He was walking down the road from the portal to his truck. He slipped and fell due to the ice and snow causing an injury to his right wrist.

2006 · 1 incident

December 20, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dutch Mining LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was gathering samples in the 1000 North during a muck cycle. Stated eyes were sore and watering on Thursday 12/21/06 and noticed a blister on left eye.

2005 · 2 incidents

May 3, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Dutch Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was mucking, his foot slipped off pedal, into the articulation/pedal was secured with a ground to prevent slippage.

March 19, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Dutch Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

USING WOOD STOVE FOR HEAT AND DRYING CLOTHES AND BOOTS. ALSO HAD TOOLS AND PPE STORED THERE. FIRE BURNED DONW THE SHED (12 X 20)

1995 · 1 incident

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