Mining Incidents

DESCHUTES PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Cascade Pumice Inc · Surface
Controlled by Richard Pearsall
Deschutes, Deschutes County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503302

DESCHUTES PLANT has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1992–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,165
proposed penalties
$3,165
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
21
inspections on record
379
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: 379 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

DESCHUTES PLANT has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-10-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 2,618 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,488 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,856 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,229 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,786 2 1 345.7
2006 Q3 6,731 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,955 0 0 0.0
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 9,159 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,708 1 0 129.7
2005 Q3 10,570 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 9,507 7 4 736.3
2005 Q1 10,371 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 10,688 5 0 467.8
2004 Q3 11,007 2 0 181.7
2004 Q2 10,244 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 11,392 4 0 351.1
2003 Q4 8,594 1 0 116.4
2003 Q3 11,785 5 0 424.3
2003 Q2 9,636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 10,806 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,299 1 0 107.5
2002 Q3 8,928 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,156 3 0 295.4
2002 Q1 4,138 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,756 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,085 6 0 1179.9
2001 Q1 4,971 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,976 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,708 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,707 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,821 2 0 414.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2005 · 1 incident

July 6, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Cascade Pumice Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was drilling for pumice; fingers began to tingle when employee put drill steel into carrying rack. Employee told us on 10/17/05 of the tingling of the hand's fingers. We filed a claim for him on 11/7/05.

1996 · 1 incident

August 1, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cascade Pumice Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING CRUSHER ROLLS AND A BAR SLIPPED CUTTING THE INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

1995 · 1 incident

January 24, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cascade Pumice Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAILROAD TIES & STRAINED CAUSING EMBILICAL HERNIA.

1993 · 1 incident

February 25, 1993 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cascade Pumice Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN FROZEN AIR GATES ON BELLY DUMP TRAILER. FREEZE BROKE CAUSINE UNEXPECTEDLY STRIKING EE ON FOREHEAD.

1992 · 1 incident

April 29, 1992 OR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger FIRE
Cascade Pumice Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

TRANSMISSION FILTER FITTING BOLT BROKE - OIL SHOT ONTO MUFFLER, CAUGHT ON FIRE - BOTH SIDES OF CAT.

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