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METRO PORTABLE #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Deer Island, Columbia County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503558

METRO PORTABLE #1 has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2005–2026
Latest incident
Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
155
citations
57
significant & substantial
$44,418
proposed penalties
$41,431
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,987 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
67
inspections on record
976
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: 976 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

METRO PORTABLE #1 has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$44K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
151 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-11.
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 2,162 1 0 462.5
2025 Q3 1,841 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 940 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,680 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,899 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,742 1 0 364.7
2024 Q1 2,005 3 0 1496.3
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,817 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,592 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,043 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,772 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,528 1 0 283.4
2022 Q3 3,586 1 1 278.9
2022 Q2 4,215 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,908 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,149 1 0 241.0
2021 Q3 4,116 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,077 1 0 245.3
2021 Q1 3,385 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,897 6 2 2071.1
2020 Q3 3,841 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,883 2 0 515.1
2020 Q1 1,584 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,992 4 1 2008.0
2019 Q3 2,867 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,392 1 0 227.7
2019 Q1 1,548 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,958 2 0 505.3
2018 Q3 3,292 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,135 3 0 1405.2
2018 Q1 4,566 4 1 876.0
2017 Q4 3,368 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,918 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,623 7 4 1244.9
2017 Q1 4,447 7 6 1574.1
2016 Q4 2,858 3 0 1049.7
2016 Q3 4,709 2 1 424.7
2016 Q2 5,573 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,584 8 3 1432.7
2015 Q4 4,298 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,339 1 1 299.5
2015 Q2 3,652 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,083 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,839 4 0 1408.9
2014 Q3 2,783 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,454 8 4 2316.2
2014 Q1 3,106 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,098 9 3 2905.1
2013 Q3 3,488 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,760 3 1 797.9
2013 Q1 3,404 1 0 293.8
2012 Q4 2,674 6 3 2243.8
2012 Q3 4,083 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,184 2 0 478.0
2012 Q1 3,273 5 1 1527.7
2011 Q4 2,427 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,495 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,008 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,265 4 2 1766.0
2010 Q4 1,496 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,562 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,338 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 909 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 762 7 3 9186.4
2009 Q3 973 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 366 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 194 8 5 41237.1
2008 Q4 137 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 546 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 451 10 7 22172.9
2008 Q1 475 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 538 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 566 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 1,606 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 1,047 1 0 955.1
2006 Q1 1,467 7 2 4771.6
2005 Q4 1,498 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,849 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,390 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,389 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,336 3 0 899.3
2004 Q3 2,470 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,267 13 6 3979.2
2004 Q1 1,891 1 0 528.8
2003 Q4 2,620 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,315 3 0 905.0
2003 Q2 3,844 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,582 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,083 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,580 1 0 632.9
2002 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2026 · 2 incidents

June 1, 2026 OR · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck against stationary object

Miner was crouching down between support legs of conveyor to look under jaw and then stood up and made contact with crossbar that was part of the support legs. The contact led to a broken nose and cut lip. Stitches required.

May 21, 2026 OR · Metal/Non-Metal plumber, pipefitter, millwright SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was at end of shift and stacking unused metal pieces after working on fabrication project. Miner was walking on metal sheet that was on the ground and fell, the fall resulted in a broken lower right leg. It was dark in this area, miner was using a headlamp for light. Medical services responded and took EE to the ER, miner required surgery.

2021 · 2 incidents

September 27, 2021 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Prior to the beginning of Team Members regular shift, they experienced a non-work related acute on-set medical event that resulted in their death. This is an immediately reportable accident not a work related injury or illness.

April 1, 2021 OR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck by flying object

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACITVITIES ON A CONVEYOR, EE DISLODGED MATERIAL THAT WENT BETWEEN THEIR FACE AND SAFETY GLASSES CONTACTING THEIR LEFT EYE. EE WAS EVALUATED AS HAVING A CORNEAL ABRASION AND PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.

2018 · 1 incident

July 12, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was removing a rock from a conveyor. When they stepped back, they tripped over a rock and jammed their left thumb while trying to catch themselves.

2016 · 2 incidents

2011 · 1 incident

August 31, 2011 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Teevin & Fischer Quarry LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Smashed foot changing return roll.

2005 · 1 incident

May 6, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
H. E. Johnson & Sons Const. Co. Inc. · Struck by flying object

A rock came out of crusher and hit his right arm.

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