Mining Incidents

Fir Station Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Yett Steven P
Multnomah County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3500600

MSHA record for Fir Station Pit (mine ID 3500600). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Porter W Yett Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Fir Station Pit 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

3 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1993 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Porter W Yett Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HURT SHOULDER WHILE PICKING UP DEBRIS - ST

March 10, 1993 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Porter W Yett Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE FELL ON HIS BACK WHILE OPENING THE HOOD OF A TRUCK.

1991 · 1 incident

November 27, 1991 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Porter W Yett Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING ROLLS FROM CRUSHER-THEY CAME LOOSE AND SMASHED FINGER.