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Couse Creek Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Konen Rock Products Inc · Surface

Controlled by Charles S Konen

freewater, Umatilla County, OR  ·  Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3503264

Couse Creek Quarry has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

2

Years on record

2008–2017

Latest incident

Jun 2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

87

citations

14

significant & substantial

$13,881

proposed penalties

$12,080

paid to date

87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,801 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

40

inspections on record

638

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: 638 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Couse Creek Quarry has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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

87 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-16.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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
2021 Q1	580	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	580	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	760	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	620	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	650	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	1,411	1	0	708.7
2019 Q3	2,028	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	1,050	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1	400	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	1,216	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	2,168	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	2,442	1	0	409.5
2018 Q1	480	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	1,957	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	2,444	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	2,087	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	941	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	1,513	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	2,457	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	1,704	2	1	1173.7
2016 Q1	640	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	1,040	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	1,678	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	2,399	1	0	416.8
2015 Q1	938	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	620	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	1,186	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	1,624	1	0	615.8
2014 Q1	213	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	819	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	1,993	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	1,712	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	1,134	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	930	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,444	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	2,229	2	1	897.3
2012 Q1	720	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	720	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	1,385	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	2,233	3	1	1343.5
2011 Q1	780	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	780	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,707	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	2,497	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	2,262	5	2	2210.4
2009 Q4	1,427	6	3	4204.6
2009 Q3	960	8	1	8333.3
2009 Q2	3,108	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	2,998	2	1	667.1
2008 Q4	2,333	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	2,892	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	2,701	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	2,285	1	0	437.6
2007 Q4	2,476	5	0	2019.4
2007 Q3	3,046	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	3,120	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	2,320	6	1	2586.2
2006 Q4	2,366	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	2,323	2	0	861.0
2006 Q2	2,204	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	2,953	9	0	3047.7
2005 Q4	2,354	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	2,691	3	0	1114.8
2005 Q2	2,744	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	2,485	4	1	1609.7
2004 Q4	3,040	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	3,444	4	1	1161.4
2004 Q2	2,418	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	1,822	3	0	1646.5
2003 Q4	2,264	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	3,537	3	0	848.2
2003 Q2	3,323	3	0	902.8
2003 Q1	3,064	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	2,204	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	2,730	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	3,184	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	2,883	2	0	693.7
2001 Q4	2,766	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	3,787	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	4,005	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	2,895	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	3,342	3	0	897.7
2000 Q3	3,896	7	1	1796.7
2000 Q2	3,363	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	2,906	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2017 · 1 incident

June 19, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Konen Rock Products Inc · Struck by falling object

Worker was doing routine maintenance on skid steer bucket (welding). Chose to lift bucket and weld on it at an unsafe height while it was supported only by a chain instead of setting it on a block or welding table. Bucket fell on worker's toe while worker was welding.

2008 · 1 incident

February 27, 2008 OR · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Konen Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was filling a tote bin with Nitrogen that would be used for loading blast holes. The 2000 lb bag of nitrogen was lifted over the bin and the miner cut a hole in the bottom of the bag to allow nitrogen to flow into the bin. As the material began to flow out of the bag, it shifted and pinned the worker to the top edge of the tote, causing spinal and other injuries.

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