Mining Incidents

GROVE PORTABLE: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Washington County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503363

MSHA record for GROVE PORTABLE (mine ID 3503363). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
3
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: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST20000325M Settlement Barbour 2001 $3K → $1K
WEST20000447M Settlement Barbour 2001 $2K → $2K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Grove Crushing Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

GROVE PORTABLE sits in Washington 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.
Washington County, Oregon · Population 600,266
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$104,434
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 619 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,521 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,869 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,228 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 7, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Grove Crushing Company · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS SPOTTING THE CRUSHER UNIT INTO PLACEMENT.HE WAS TO THE SIDE & HE STEPPED INTO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CRUSHER UNITS. HE STAYED THERE WHILE THE UNIT WAS BEING BACKED INTO PLACE. THE O THER SPOTTER WAS NOT TOLD BY EE TO STOP THE CRUSHER UNIT THAT WAS BEING BACKED INTO PLACE NOR DID HE STEP OUT OF THE WAY. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEENTHE TWO UNITS & DIED MOMENTS LATER.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1996 · 2 incidents

August 2, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider ELECTRICAL
Grove Crushing Company · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS DISENGAGING ROCK, FROM PULLEY WITH METAL BAR. LOADER PUSHED ELECTRIAL CORD INTO CRUSHER TRAILER CAUSING IT ARCH AND BREAK THE GROUND CABLE WHICH IN TURN EMPLOYEE BECAME THE GROUN D.

May 20, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grove Crushing Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD SHUT THE MOTOR OFF THE BELT TO DISLODGE A ROCK OUT FROM THE TAIL PULLEY. SHE HAD HER HAND AROUND THE HEAD PULLEY BELT TRYING TO PULL TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE OFF THE ROCK. WHEN THE ROCK DISLODGED, THE FORCE OF THE BELT BEING RELEASED CAUSED THE HEAD PULLEY TO TURN, WHICH CAUGHT HER FINGER.

1993 · 1 incident

May 25, 1993 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Grove Crushing Company · Struck against a moving object

WORKER WAS PUSHING ROCK WITH D-8 CAT. UNKNOWN AS TO WHY WORKER TURNED SIDEWAYS. NO MACHINE FAILURE, ROLLED DOWN HILL.