Kincheloe Quarry has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–2024
Latest incident
May 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
175
citations
40
significant & substantial
$42,788
proposed penalties
$37,387
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,401 gap.
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: 929 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kincheloe Quarry has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 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.
$43K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
167 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
Of $20K in penalties contested before the Commission, $14K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
34citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
31 · 91%
Vacated or withdrawn
3 · 9%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$20K proposed, $14K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2019-04-03.
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.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-01-14
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz9
Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (17)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-01-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-08-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
0.77
0.61
Cleanup Man
2017-12-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-07-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
1.47
0.10
Backhoe Operator
2016-07-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-12-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.8
2.7
0.67
Cleanup Man
2006-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
2.12
0.10
Bulldozer Operator
2006-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.69
2.23
0.31
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.6
2.26
0.27
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-11-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
1.1
0.17
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-11-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.55
1.36
0.40
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-11-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.69
1.06
0.65
Cleanup Man
2000-11-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2000-11-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2000-11-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2000-11-30
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Tamping Machine Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
4
2024
4
2023
4
2022
5
2021
4
2020
3
2019
3
2018
3
2017
3
2016
2
2015
3
2014
4
2013
3
2012
4
2011
4
2010
4
2009
3
2008
4
2007
5
2006
5
2005
4
2004
5
2003
4
2002
3
2001
3
2000
10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Kincheloe Quarry sits in Coos County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Coos County, Oregon · Population 64,832
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$60,313
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
2026 Q2
1,243
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
682
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
605
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
1,264
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,875
1
0
533.3
2025 Q1
1,724
1
0
580.0
2024 Q4
2,060
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
2,058
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,463
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,522
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
1,158
1
0
863.6
2023 Q3
1,681
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
782
2
0
2557.5
2023 Q1
1,526
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,906
2
0
1049.3
2022 Q3
2,162
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,821
2
1
1098.3
2022 Q1
1,834
3
0
1635.8
2021 Q4
1,170
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,569
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,551
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,903
1
1
525.5
2020 Q4
1,345
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,486
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,232
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1,189
1
0
841.0
2019 Q4
1,364
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,238
2
0
1615.5
2019 Q2
248
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
743
8
2
10767.2
2018 Q4
1,159
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
444
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
435
7
2
16092.0
2018 Q1
1,064
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,415
8
1
5653.7
2017 Q3
103
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
751
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
427
8
0
18735.4
2016 Q4
607
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
335
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
76
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
361
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
372
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,399
3
0
1250.5
2015 Q2
159
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
89
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,029
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
162
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
815
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,136
5
4
4401.4
2013 Q3
972
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,230
1
0
813.0
2013 Q1
602
2
0
3322.3
2012 Q4
1,703
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,791
6
0
3350.1
2012 Q2
1,463
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,182
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,124
2
1
941.6
2011 Q3
1,894
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,384
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
867
1
0
1153.4
2010 Q4
1,359
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,757
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,042
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,137
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,464
3
3
2049.2
2009 Q3
922
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
80
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
717
5
1
6973.5
2008 Q4
1,546
1
0
646.8
2008 Q3
1,467
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,350
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,532
2
0
1305.5
2007 Q4
1,597
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,074
11
1
5303.8
2007 Q2
1,835
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,636
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,816
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,067
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,514
14
3
5568.8
2006 Q1
2,190
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,559
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,242
15
3
12077.3
2005 Q2
1,319
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,571
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,883
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,606
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,694
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,179
4
0
1835.7
2003 Q4
1,685
20
7
11869.4
2003 Q3
1,792
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,400
2
0
1428.6
2003 Q1
1,864
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,904
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,023
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,220
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
817
4
0
4896.0
2001 Q4
973
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,333
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,682
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,186
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,488
15
6
10080.6
2000 Q3
5,983
5
3
835.7
2000 Q2
3,287
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,348
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2024 · 1 incident
May 14, 2024OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was changing screens and when EE lifted screen off the ground EE felt a pop in EE's left arm. After going to ER it was determined that EE had torn EE's left bicep muscle/ligament.
2017 · 1 incident
November 7, 2017OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE was operating a hydraulic rock breaking hammer attached to an excavator when EE was struck in the face with a flying rock. The machine has same guarding and it is unknown when the screen was removed or why. The EE didn't notify anyone in authority and left jobsite early, and later on is when boss talked to EE on phone that night. Never did tell boss of injury.
WORKER WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON CRUSHER HE WAS PRYING SIDE RAIL OUT WHILE LOOSING SCREEN BOLT WHENTHE BOLT WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE THE PRESSURE RELEASED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL OF THE CRUSHER RESULTING IN 3 BROKEN RIBS.