Mining Incidents

Cracker Creek Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Simplot Resources Inc · Underground
Controlled by Scott Simplot
Baker County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503010

MSHA record for Cracker Creek Mine (mine ID 3503010). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Brooks Minerals Inc 1980 to 1990
  2. Simplot Resources Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cracker Creek Mine sits in Baker County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Baker County, Oregon · Population 16,796
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$57,844
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

May 18, 1990 OR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Brooks Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ORE CAR DERAILED ON DUMO.EMPLOYEE SPRAINED ANKLE WHEN GETTING OUT OF WAY OF DERAILED CAR.