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.
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
Cracker Creek Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- May 1990
Ownership history
- Brooks Minerals Inc 1980 to 1990
- Simplot Resources Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1983 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Cracker Creek Mine sits in Baker County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.