Mining Incidents

Durkee Cement Plant: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ash Grove Cement Company
Baker County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3500052

MSHA record for Durkee Cement Plant (mine ID 3500052). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Oregon Portland Cement Company 1950 to 1983
  2. Ash Grove Cement West Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Durkee Cement Plant 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

7 on file

1987 · 1 incident

October 12, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ash Grove Cement West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ASSISTI3G OTHERS TO UMNPLUG THE JAW CRUSHER WITH A WEDGE TOOL WHEN THE HANDLE SLAPPED HIM IN THE LEFT EAR

1986 · 1 incident

October 8, 1986 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Grove Cement West Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS GRABBIN1 A PIECE OF METAL OFF THE QJ6 BELTLINE OF THE SECONDARY CRUSHER WHEN HAND SLIPPED AND HIT METAL SIDING OF CRUSHER BUILDING CAUSING A LACERATION TO BACK OF THUMB (LEFT THUMB)

1985 · 1 incident

December 29, 1985 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Grove Cement West Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON CATWALK ADJACENT TO QA-I BELT LINE AND WAS REACHING ACROSS BELT TO PUSH FROZEN CHUNK OFF WHEN EXPERIENCED STRAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.

1984 · 2 incidents

July 12, 1984 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Grove Cement West Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS LIFTING NEW BATTERY IN CARTON OFF THE BACK OF TRUCK ONTO FLOOR WHEN BOTTOM FELL OUT OF CARTON RESULTING IN BATTERY DROPPING ONTO THE FRONT OF HIS LEFT FOOT EMP WAS WEARING STEEL TOED B BOOTS AT THE TIME THE LITLE TOE ON LEFT FOOT WAS SMASHED AND BROKEN

February 20, 1984 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ash Grove Cement West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A CONVEYOR WALKWAY & STEPPED ON THE BLADE OF A METAL HANDLED CLEAN UP HOE. THE METAL HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT LIP CUTTING IT & CHIPPING A TOOTH.

1983 · 2 incidents

December 8, 1983 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oregon Portland Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS POKING WITH A STEEL BAR THROUGH A HOLE ON A CHUTE BETWEEN GRIZZLY AND DRIBBLE BELT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM TOP OF CHUTE AND HIT THE END OF THE POKING BAR CAUSING THE END OUT SIDE OF T HE CHUTE TO UNEXPECTANTLY HIT HIM UNDER THE JAW

June 7, 1983 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oregon Portland Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING DRILL CREW IN PIONEER A ROAD FOR EXPLORATORY DRILLING EMPLOYEE WS LIFTING A 3INX25FT AIR HOSE INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP WHEREUPON HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROI N