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Celatom Mine: 79 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by USS Holdings Inc
Juntara, Malheur County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503237

Celatom Mine has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1991–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
79
citations
12
significant & substantial
$21,372
proposed penalties
$14,741
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,631 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See U.S. Silica Company, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
66
inspections on record
1,154
inspection hours
6.8
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.
79 citations across 1,154 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Celatom Mine has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
78 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $35K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
15.4%
significant & substantial
5.1%
high negligence or reckless
15.4%
reasonably likely or greater
53.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.5% low, 83.3% moderate, 5.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
24 citations taken to the federal commission · 30% of citations on record
  • Settled 11 · 46%
  • Stood as issued 3 · 13%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 10 · 42%
38%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 16 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
77%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$35K proposed, $8K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-08-20.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2010-169M Withdrawal Manning 2011 $14K → $2K
WEST 2010-71M Withdrawal Manning 2011 $8K → $0
WEST 2011-325M Settlement Barbour 2011 $7K → $1K
WEST 2011-327M Settlement Barbour 2012 $3K → $2K
WEST 2009-1146M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $2K → $1K
WEST 2010-170M Settlement Manning 2011 $1K → $610
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2019-05-22, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
25
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz8
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz6
  • Cristobalite, respirable2
Show the individual readings (25)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2019-05-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.74 10 0.17 Bulldozer Operator
2019-05-22 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 2.66 10 0.27 Oiler, Greaser
2019-05-22 Cristobalite, respirable 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-05-22 Cristobalite, respirable 0 Road Grader Operator
2019-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Road Grader Operator
2016-09-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 Backhoe Operator
2016-09-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2014-05-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2014-05-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2014-05-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 Bulldozer Operator
2009-08-25 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 1.53 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-08-25 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.13 Truck Driver
2009-08-25 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.15 Truck Driver
2009-05-19 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 1.79 Bulldozer Operator
2009-05-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Bulldozer Operator
2009-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2009-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2009-05-19 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.51 Backhoe Operator
2004-06-02 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 6.23 Truck Driver
2004-06-02 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 1.76 Bulldozer Operator
2004-06-02 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.2 Truck Driver
2003-06-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 Backhoe Operator
2003-06-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Truck Driver
2003-06-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.57 Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Celatom Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Oregon, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.35 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc 1985 to 2006
  2. EP Minerals, LLC 2006 to 2019
  3. U.S. Silica Company, LLC 2019 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 42
2025 47
2024 51
2023 51
2022 47
2021 39
2020 39
2019 48
2018 49
2017 48
2016 52
2015 72
2014 32
2013 21
2012 17
2011 14
2010 11
2009 11
2008 13
2007 11
2006 10
2005 11
2004 11
2003 9
2002 11
2001 13
2000 14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Celatom Mine sits in Malheur County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Malheur County, Oregon · Population 31,701
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$49,902
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 11,651 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 10,657 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 10,438 1 0 95.8
2025 Q3 13,157 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 13,679 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 12,166 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 12,961 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,231 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 11,969 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 11,970 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 13,029 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 18,096 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 12,342 1 0 81.0
2023 Q1 11,655 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 15,055 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 16,801 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 15,772 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 11,776 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 13,709 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 14,803 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 14,401 1 0 69.4
2021 Q1 11,692 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 14,020 1 0 71.3
2020 Q3 24,385 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 25,860 2 0 77.3
2020 Q1 22,143 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 21,000 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 26,090 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 25,342 1 0 39.5
2019 Q1 21,848 1 0 45.8
2018 Q4 21,786 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 27,284 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 23,575 1 0 42.4
2018 Q1 22,539 2 1 88.7
2017 Q4 22,184 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 24,977 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 23,544 1 0 42.5
2017 Q1 21,790 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 19,360 1 1 51.7
2016 Q3 28,272 2 0 70.7
2016 Q2 28,273 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 24,702 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 26,075 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 35,720 1 0 28.0
2015 Q2 37,065 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 21,853 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 14,460 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 17,312 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 14,383 1 0 69.5
2014 Q1 8,767 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,107 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 15,175 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 14,271 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 5,951 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,543 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 13,157 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 11,138 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,343 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,811 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 12,396 2 0 161.3
2011 Q2 7,616 2 0 262.6
2011 Q1 118 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,817 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,295 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,761 3 1 342.4
2010 Q1 1,370 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,863 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,501 1 0 117.6
2009 Q2 6,616 4 2 604.6
2009 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,056 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 11,863 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,934 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 819 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,126 2 0 326.5
2007 Q3 8,993 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,280 2 0 274.7
2007 Q1 222 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,067 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,545 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,071 2 0 329.4
2006 Q1 63 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,793 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 8,491 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,465 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 41 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,317 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,720 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,174 4 0 647.9
2004 Q1 103 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 339 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,428 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,630 7 0 1055.8
2003 Q1 1,818 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,838 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,459 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,126 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,855 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,387 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,039 3 1 298.8
2001 Q2 8,696 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,455 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,647 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 10,088 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,478 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,163 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2026 · 1 incident

February 24, 2026 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U.S. Silica Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Over the road driver was removing a tow rope from the mounted bracket on a loader. Employee began lifting the tow rope overhead when they felt a pop in their left shoulder, followed by immediate discomfort in that shoulder. Employee was evaluated and diagnosed with a strain to their left shoulder.

2015 · 1 incident

January 3, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EP Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While climbing a 4' step ladder, employee strained his left knee. No unusual behavior was noted, just the knee failed

2014 · 1 incident

February 14, 2014 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
EP Minerals, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee states being towed through the mud at mine site (after getting stuck in mud) created jerking motions which resulted in shoulder, rib, neck, and back pain. Pain could also possibly be due to repetitive motion involved in assigned duties of driving. Driver first reported to Employer on 2/17/14.

2012 · 1 incident

November 17, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EP Minerals, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Mine road had very wet, muddy, and slick due to rain. Employee was walking on the wet ground. Employee then slipped and fell on right shoulder and felt great pain in shoulder. Employee is part-time and only works once in a while. We did not need him to fill in after the injury.

2010 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2010 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EP Minerals, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Driver was loading reject at plant when pin came out of handle on tarp covering reject material and spun around catching his forearm. Bruise on R forearm. Received tetnaus injection and injection for swelling. Discharged back to full duty. Employee normal days off followed injury so no loss work days.

September 12, 2010 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EP Minerals, LLC · Fall from machine

Truck driver was exiting truck and fell off of step. Factured lower left leg.

2006 · 1 incident

October 16, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EP Minerals, LLC · Fall from ladders

Employee was changing an oil filter on a Clark 290. To reach the canister the EE was standing on a 6'ladder (3rd step). The ladder was leaning against the equipment & slipped causing the EE to fall. This caused back pain, this injury was not reported until 12/12/06.

2005 · 1 incident

February 2, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lifting a five gallon bucket of oil. up into the back of the service truck lost footing. causing him to slip and twisted his lower back.

2004 · 1 incident

December 27, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

While refueling the level of fuel spilled out over the tank. Climbed down and stepped across to the top of tool box and lost footing, cause of fuel on bottom of boots and fell to ground landing on feet.

2002 · 3 incidents

September 13, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Struck against a moving object

WORKER CLAIMED THAT RIDING AROUND IN A 631 SCRAPER WITH A LOOSE SEAT CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK.

June 12, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A D9 DOZER, WORKER STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 06/14/2002. ONE FOLLOW-UP VISIT, PRESCRIPTION. SHIFT 4 ON, 4 OFF.

April 22, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A GRADER, WORKING SMASHED HIS OWN HAND WITH A HAMMER.

2000 · 1 incident

August 11, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A D-9 BATTERY IN ORDER TO PLACE IT IN THE BACK OF A SERVICE TRUCK. THE COMBINATION OF LIFTING AND TURNING CAUSED A LOWER BACK SPRAIN.

1999 · 2 incidents

September 24, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BENDING OVER TO RETRIEVE ORE SAMPLES FROM THE SAMPLE BARREL, WORKER STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

1991 · 2 incidents