Mining Incidents

FARMERS Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by MDU Resources Group Inc
KLAMATH FALLS, Klamath County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503374

FARMERS has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $192 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1997–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
21
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,182
proposed penalties
$990
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $192 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
165
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: 165 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

FARMERS has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $192 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$990
paid to date
$192
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-03-17.
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
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,877 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,712 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,483 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,694 3 1 1771.0
2003 Q4 5,183 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,917 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,843 0 0 0.0
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q1 3,110 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,295 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,776 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,070 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,111 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,203 10 0 1922.0
2001 Q3 6,196 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,557 6 0 1316.7
2001 Q1 3,265 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,391 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,399 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,970 2 0 402.4
2000 Q1 4,219 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 1 incident

August 7, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogue Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE WORKER WAS LIFTING WEAR IRON FOR AN IMPACT CRUSHER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS GROIN MUSCLE.

1998 · 1 incident

August 24, 1998 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogue Aggregates Inc · Fall from machine

WAS TIGHTENING A CHAIN BINDER WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED-CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED WITH HIS LEFT LEG UNDER HIM, TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

1997 · 1 incident

August 18, 1997 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farmers Rock Products Llc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES APPLYING BELT DRESSING TO CRUSHER BELT. WHEN HE WENT TO GET UP HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS ARM AND ELBOW ON THE CRUSHER MOTOR.

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