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Empco Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Multnomah County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503110

Empco Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jul 1983
Ownership history
  1. Excavated Materials Processing Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1983 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Empco Plant sits in Multnomah 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.
Multnomah County, Oregon · Population 803,863
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$86,247
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

May 11, 1983 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Excavated Materials Processing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROLLS UNIT PLUGGED ON ROCK CRUSHER PAUL REDDICK SHUT DOWN PLANT AND HELPED TO CLEAR UNIT BY STEPPING ON PULLEY SPOKES ROLLS WERE UNDER BIND BROKE LOOSE AND PULLY ROLLED OVER CATCHING HIS ANKLE (RT) IN WHICH WAS FX