Mining Incidents

KEIZER PIT & PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Keizer, Marion County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3500503

KEIZER PIT & PLANT has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1985–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
112
citations
19
significant & substantial
$13,433
proposed penalties
$13,433
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
61
inspections on record
749
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: 749 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

KEIZER PIT & PLANT has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
108 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-09.
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
2025 Q4 1,223 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,341 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,573 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,152 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,758 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,475 1 0 404.0
2024 Q2 2,413 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,351 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,958 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,220 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,284 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,947 1 0 339.3
2022 Q4 3,457 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,630 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,213 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,947 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,239 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,603 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,376 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 932 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,928 2 0 1037.3
2020 Q3 4,574 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,685 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,338 2 0 855.4
2019 Q4 4,458 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,670 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,141 1 0 467.1
2019 Q1 1,233 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,357 6 2 1377.1
2018 Q3 3,735 1 0 267.7
2018 Q2 3,703 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,781 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,075 1 0 481.9
2017 Q3 1,853 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,836 3 1 1634.0
2017 Q1 1,780 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,388 2 1 1440.9
2016 Q3 1,802 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,538 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,463 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,843 2 0 1085.2
2015 Q3 1,307 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,464 1 0 683.1
2015 Q1 767 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,512 4 1 2645.5
2014 Q3 1,878 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,666 3 2 1800.7
2014 Q1 1,223 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,416 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,081 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,519 2 0 1316.7
2013 Q1 872 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,087 2 0 1839.9
2012 Q3 2,440 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,202 4 0 1816.5
2012 Q1 1,191 1 0 839.6
2011 Q4 1,626 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,724 2 1 1160.1
2011 Q2 1,160 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,900 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,757 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,989 4 2 2011.1
2010 Q2 1,836 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,810 5 2 2762.4
2009 Q4 2,155 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,584 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,334 4 0 1713.8
2009 Q1 2,302 3 1 1303.2
2008 Q4 2,603 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,437 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,994 2 0 668.0
2008 Q1 2,392 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,436 1 0 291.0
2007 Q3 5,497 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,419 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,975 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,084 2 0 648.5
2006 Q3 3,870 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,728 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,829 4 2 1413.9
2005 Q4 3,451 5 0 1448.9
2005 Q3 3,834 3 0 782.5
2005 Q2 3,349 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,801 1 0 357.0
2004 Q4 3,074 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,188 25 2 7841.9
2004 Q2 3,362 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,277 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,646 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,789 2 0 527.8
2003 Q2 3,953 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,450 1 0 408.2
2002 Q4 2,477 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,348 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,616 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,376 2 0 841.8
2001 Q4 2,715 6 2 2209.9
2001 Q3 2,734 1 0 365.8
2001 Q2 2,301 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,204 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,032 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,055 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,129 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,674 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

August 8, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Team Member complained of chest pain before suddenly becoming unresponsive. Bystanders administered CPR and they were transported to the hospital.

2018 · 1 incident

October 2, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sprained back while working in the yard.

2016 · 1 incident

January 5, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operating 744 loader, cleaning dump site, stockpiling and loading trucks.

2007 · 1 incident

August 6, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Keizer Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving haul truck and claims to have hit some bumps which resulted in his leg going numb. He continued working without informing supervisor. He returned to work the next day, informed supervisor that leg was too painful to work, and was sent for medical treatment. Physician recommended physical therapy for muscle strain. Employee returned to work 8/9/2007.

2005 · 1 incident

June 10, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Keizer Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck by flying object

DIGGING WITH EXCAVATOR IN POND, EAR ON BUCKET SNAPPED AND FLEW INTO CAB AND STRUCK IN FOREHEAD.

1990 · 1 incident

August 24, 1990 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keizer Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

MOTOR LANDED ON HAND APPROX WEIGHT 200 LBS.

1985 · 1 incident

October 23, 1985 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Keizer Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS OPERATING ROCK CRUSHER STATIONARY TYPE WHEN COMING DOWN WOODEN CATWALK HE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS LEFT KNE. WENT HOME FOR BALANCE OF DAY WENT TO THE DR THE FOLLOWING DAY AND IS TO SEE HIM AGAINS 10-26-85 FOR MORE EXTENSION EXAM & POSSIBLE SURGERY

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The full compliance file on KEIZER PIT & PLANT

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.