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Crusher #2: 146 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dan E Hooker
Prineville, Crook County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503233

Crusher #2 has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1992–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
146
citations
28
significant & substantial
$83,791
proposed penalties
$54,221
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $29,570 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Harney Rock & Paving Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
27
inspections on record
373
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: 373 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Crusher #2 has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$84K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
145 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $78K in penalties contested before the Commission, $47K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-07-06.
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.
19.3%
significant & substantial
17.9%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
70.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.9% low, 75.2% moderate, 17.9% 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.
66 citations taken to the federal commission · 45% of citations on record
  • Settled 62 · 94%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 4 · 6%
100%
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 17 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
40%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$79K proposed, $47K 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 2008-06-03.
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 2006-231M Settlement Manning 2007 $53K → $32K
WEST 2007-90M Settlement Manning 2007 $10K → $5K
WEST 2006-189M Settlement Manning 2007 $5K → $3K
WEST 2007-139M Settlement Manning 2007 $5K → $3K
WEST 2008-1109M Settlement Barbour 2009 $3K → $1K
WEST 2006-422M Settlement Manning 2007 $2K → $1K
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: 2006-09-07, 20 years ago
8
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz8
Show the individual readings (8)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2006-09-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.82 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-09-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.91 Bulldozer Operator
2006-09-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.92 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-09-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 4.72 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-05-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.45 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-05-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.7 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-05-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 Bulldozer Operator
2003-05-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.84 Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Ownership history
  1. Harney Rock & Paving Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2015 0
2014 0
2013 1
2012 0
2011 4
2009 2
2008 4
2007 3
2006 6
2005 5
2004 7
2003 5
2002 6
2001 7
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Crusher #2 sits in Crook County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Crook County, Oregon · Population 25,651
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$81,675
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
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 611 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 757 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,874 2 0 695.9
2011 Q2 779 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 370 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 538 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 31 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 2,068 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,563 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,673 3 2 1793.2
2007 Q4 301 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,528 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,579 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,544 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,242 13 0 3064.6
2006 Q2 3,147 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,696 16 1 5934.7
2005 Q4 1,736 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,316 28 11 8443.9
2005 Q2 3,111 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,128 42 10 19736.8
2004 Q4 2,609 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,616 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,978 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,117 5 0 2361.8
2003 Q4 1,908 1 0 524.1
2003 Q3 2,906 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,983 8 0 2008.5
2003 Q1 1,278 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,624 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,363 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,874 21 3 5420.8
2002 Q1 915 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,893 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,945 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,844 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,398 7 1 2919.1
2000 Q4 2,304 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,124 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,062 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,398 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2002 · 1 incident

June 18, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING 988 FEED LOADER THE REAR WINDOW CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK OPERATOR ON BACK OF HEAD & NECK.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 5, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM 10'-12' OF ELEVATION DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT STRIKING HEEL & INSTEP. ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF THE TOP OF THE SCREEN. EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR.

1999 · 2 incidents

November 18, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE, GOT SMALL PIECE STUCK IN IT.

November 18, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SWINGING HAMMER AND STRUCK A PIECE OF IRON THEN HIT HIS SELF IN THE HEAD.

1997 · 2 incidents

May 8, 1997 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Struck by falling object

PUSHING SHAFT OVER ON HEAD PULLEY. EMP SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE, FELL ABOUT 5' AND HIT EMPS FOOT.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 24, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Fall from machine

UPPER PLANT STOPPED, EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM LAST TWO RUNGS ON LADDER CAUSING PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

August 21, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKER LIFTED TOW CHAIN OVER SHOULDER TO CARRY TO TOOL TRUCK-STRAINED SHOULDER. TEMPORARY PARTIALLY DISABLED 8/24/95 THRU 9/13/95. REINJURED SHOULDER WHEN STEPPED ON LADDER-TOTALLY DISABLED 9/ 28/95 THRU 12/18/95.

1994 · 1 incident

October 20, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED BACK RUNNING TO SHUT OFF FEEDER.

1992 · 1 incident

February 17, 1992 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Flash burns (welding)

FLASH BURNS FROM WELDER IN RIGHT EYE,PIECE OF SLAG HIT EYE,DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HURT,GOT PAINFUL TWO DAYS LATER WENT TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT.