Merchen & Reed Gr. Co., Inc.: 25 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Merchem & Reed Gr. Co., Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Ramsey Bushnell; Mitch Bushnell; Mickey Bushnell
MSHA Mine ID: 3501017
Merchen & Reed Gr. Co., Inc. has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
25
citations
12
significant & substantial
$2,945
proposed penalties
$2,945
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
10
inspections on record
139
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 139 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Merchen & Reed Gr. Co., Inc. has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-07-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.48.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
48.0%
reasonably likely or greater
88.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 28.0% low, 72.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Merchem & Reed Gr. Co., Inc. 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Merchen & Reed Gr. Co., Inc. sits in Coos County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q4 | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 453 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q4 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 325 | 7 | 2 | 21538.5 |
| 2009 Q2 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 955 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,190 | 6 | 3 | 5042.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 626 | 5 | 0 | 7987.2 |
| 2007 Q1 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,121 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 189 | 7 | 7 | 37037.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.