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Kincheloe Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wesley J Kincheloe
Myrtle Point, Coos County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3501003

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
171
citations
39
significant & substantial
$42,788
proposed penalties
$37,387
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,401 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
57
inspections on record
919
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: 919 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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 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
2024 Q2 1,463 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,522 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 3 0 4983.4
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 16 3 6364.4
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, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kincheloe & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Kincheloe & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

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.

1998 · 1 incident

March 5, 1998 OR · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kincheloe & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

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.

1987 · 1 incident

July 13, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Kincheloe & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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