Upon arrival at the mine site a brush fire was located on the back side of the property between the pit and rail line. This area is away from the plant and consequently did not expose miners to the hazard. 800 number called. Fire extinguished and monitored by local fire department.
North Columbia Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
North Columbia Quarry has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 31
- Years on record
- 1983–2025
- Latest incident
- Mar 2025
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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.North Columbia Quarry has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 15,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 13,686 | 2 | 0 | 146.1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 15,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 13,646 | 1 | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 13,853 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 13,690 | 4 | 0 | 292.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 15,729 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 15,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 16,443 | 1 | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2023 Q3 | 17,675 | 6 | 1 | 339.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 15,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 15,004 | 3 | 0 | 199.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 14,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 14,629 | 3 | 0 | 205.1 |
| 2022 Q2 | 13,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 12,631 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 15,295 | 1 | 0 | 65.4 |
| 2021 Q3 | 15,190 | 1 | 1 | 65.8 |
| 2021 Q2 | 15,447 | 1 | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2021 Q1 | 11,086 | 4 | 1 | 360.8 |
| 2020 Q4 | 19,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 17,264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 17,990 | 1 | 0 | 55.6 |
| 2020 Q1 | 16,821 | 6 | 0 | 356.7 |
| 2019 Q4 | 19,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 20,453 | 6 | 0 | 293.4 |
| 2019 Q2 | 18,990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 17,236 | 2 | 0 | 116.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 17,424 | 1 | 1 | 57.4 |
| 2018 Q3 | 17,819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 17,703 | 3 | 1 | 169.5 |
| 2018 Q1 | 15,855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 13,490 | 2 | 1 | 148.3 |
| 2017 Q3 | 18,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 17,155 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
| 2017 Q1 | 18,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 16,805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 16,980 | 2 | 0 | 117.8 |
| 2016 Q2 | 13,584 | 3 | 0 | 220.8 |
| 2016 Q1 | 10,049 | 1 | 0 | 99.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 9,650 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 11,762 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 12,315 | 1 | 0 | 81.2 |
| 2015 Q1 | 10,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 8,474 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 9,957 | 1 | 0 | 100.4 |
| 2014 Q1 | 9,431 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 10,064 | 1 | 0 | 99.4 |
| 2013 Q3 | 9,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 9,938 | 2 | 0 | 201.2 |
| 2013 Q1 | 9,736 | 3 | 0 | 308.1 |
| 2012 Q4 | 9,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 8,931 | 2 | 0 | 223.9 |
| 2012 Q2 | 8,886 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 8,907 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 10,130 | 2 | 0 | 197.4 |
| 2011 Q3 | 11,253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 11,714 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 9,688 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 11,172 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 11,282 | 2 | 0 | 177.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 13,915 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 12,414 | 1 | 0 | 80.6 |
| 2009 Q4 | 12,151 | 6 | 0 | 493.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 12,690 | 2 | 0 | 157.6 |
| 2009 Q2 | 13,286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 9,928 | 1 | 0 | 100.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 10,023 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 10,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 15,491 | 3 | 1 | 193.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 17,315 | 4 | 1 | 231.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 19,992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 20,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 19,730 | 5 | 3 | 253.4 |
| 2007 Q1 | 19,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 20,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 20,874 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 19,279 | 4 | 1 | 207.5 |
| 2006 Q1 | 19,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 20,670 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 21,131 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 19,207 | 1 | 0 | 52.1 |
| 2005 Q1 | 18,172 | 4 | 1 | 220.1 |
| 2004 Q4 | 22,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 18,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 19,095 | 3 | 0 | 157.1 |
| 2004 Q1 | 19,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 16,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 17,629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 13,653 | 5 | 0 | 366.2 |
| 2003 Q1 | 14,321 | 1 | 0 | 69.8 |
| 2002 Q4 | 12,930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 14,766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 15,521 | 5 | 1 | 322.1 |
| 2002 Q1 | 13,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 14,809 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 12,972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 14,107 | 7 | 0 | 496.2 |
| 2001 Q1 | 13,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 14,743 | 2 | 1 | 135.7 |
| 2000 Q3 | 14,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 15,209 | 5 | 0 | 328.8 |
| 2000 Q1 | 13,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
31 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
EE was washing out in the surge tunnel. While pulling the hose to reposition, it got caught around a pile of dirt and pulled EE's left arm. Injury date occurred on 10/16/2024 but injury did not become reportable until 1/13/2025.
2022 · 1 incident
Employee was pushing and guiding a toggle bearing in place to be bolted and heard a pop and felt pain in their back. This became reportable when they received restrictions the following day at a doctor's appointment.
2019 · 2 incidents
Employee was lifting a rock that was stuck between the idler frame and the belt. As the rock reached the top of the idler frame, the weight shifted and the rock slid, smashing the employee's left thumb.
Employee was replacing a spray bar on the bottom deck of the wash plant and bumped knee on an existing J bolt that was installed on one of the bottom pads.
2018 · 2 incidents
Employee was clearing a walkway area and tripped striking head against a grease tank filter
Operator was measuring hole depth and as operator was shutting the cab door. Operator moved the tape measure out of the way with right hand. Operator closed the door and right index finger was closed in the door.
2016 · 1 incident
3 employees were changing a bearing on a screen. The injured employee was pushing the pry bar against a drive shaft and it slipped, causing EE to fall into the drive shaft and resulting in approximately 1.5" laceration on left cheek.
2010 · 1 incident
EE was pulling up a wash down hose from the ground level, when he felt his lower back tightened and sudden sharp pain.
2009 · 2 incidents
Employee was working on Drill driving out a bent pin with a hammer. When he struck the pin, he hit his thumb, employee refused treatment. * Employee did in fact seek medical attention after work on the day of the injury and received five stitches but did not inform employer that stitches were applied until now. * Five Stitches medical reportable, no lost time, no restricted duty.
Employee was lifting a plate of steel to block off a chute. As he stood up with plate in hand, he felt a pop in the bicep of his left arm. Doctor diagnosis is not complete but he suspects a possible bicep rupture. * Regular duty as foreman with No lost workdays.
2007 · 1 incident
EE was working with a loader operator to move metal plating. The loader moved to fast causing the metal to contact his left leg below the knee causing him to fall backwards resulting in back pain. ** He continued to work until doctor wrote Him out one September 28 making October 1 his first lost time day.**
2006 · 2 incidents
While cleaning out a jammed crusher, a rock fell from the chute above and struck the employee in the back, causing bruising
Employee was assisting repairs on a cone crusher. As he removed a part of the machine it moved unexpectedly. A tool attached to the machine part struck the employee, causing a laceration on the back of his leg.
2005 · 1 incident
EE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE BACKHOE/ROCK BREAKER WHEN EE STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING ANKLE.
2004 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TALKING WITH A VENDOR IN THE HALLWAY OF THE OFFICE. SHE TURNED TO RETURN TO HER DESK & TRIPPED OVER SOME BOXES THAT HAD BEEN STACKED IN THE HALL.
WHILE FIXING A SCREEN, HE STEPPED OVER SOME SCREENING MATERIAL AND BENT HIS KNEE THE WRONG WAY WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED.
2002 · 2 incidents
EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE CLEANING RAIL CARS. THE OTHER EE WAS PULLING ON A PRY BAR, TRYING TO GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE TIGHTLY. INJURED EE LEANED IN TO STRIKE THE LATCH MECHANISM. WHEN HE HIT THE LATCH, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED IN THE SIDE OF THE FACE.
EE WAS HELPING LIFT A HYDRAULIC RAM ON A OMNICONE CRUSHER. THE RAM TILTED AND CAUGHT EE'S FINGER AGAINST THE CRUSHER FRAME. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES WHICH PREVENTED MORE SERIOUS INJURY.
2001 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST TWISTED V-BELTS ON THE WASH SCREEN BY ROCKING THE DRIVE SHEAVE. AS HE DID THIS, HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND THE SHEAVE, RESULTING IN INJURY.
CONTRACT MECHANIC WAS ADJUSTING DRIVE CHAINS ON QUARRY DRILL WHILE STANDING ON THE TOOLBOX OF HIS TRUCK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN OFF THE TOOLBOX, HE MISJUDGED THE STEP (DUE TO THE BIFOCAL LENSES IN HIS GLASSES.) AND FELL INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK.
2000 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING AT JAW CRUSHER. HE RESTED HIS HAND ON A HANDRAIL NEXT TO THE JAW FEED BOX. A LARGE ROCK ENTERED THE FEED BOX AND MOVED IT AGAINST THE HANDRAIL, PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SOME MACHINE PARTS FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK, WHILE HANDLING SOME HEAVY PARTS, HE STRAINED A GROIN MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 8 LB. HAMMER TO ENGAGE LOCKON RAIL CAR DOORS. WHEN HE STRUCK THE LOCK, THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK HIS LOWER LEG, CAUSING A BRUISE.
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STICKY MATERIAL FROM THE TAKE-UP PULLEY ON "B" CONVEYOR. THIS CONVEYOR WAS IN OPERATION AT THE TIME. THE SHOVEL WHICH THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING TO REMOVE THE MATERIAL WAS CU AGHT IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY. THE SHOVEL WAS SNATCHED FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND STRUCK HIS ARM. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNATCHING AND THE IMPACT RESULTED IN THE INJUR
EMPL WORKING AT 4 1/4 CRUSHER PUTTING SHIMS ON LOCKING POST.EMPL SAID 1 SHIM SLIPPED FROM AND AND FELL ON FOOT.SHIM HIT FOOT JUST WHERE STEEL CAP ENDS IN SAFETY BOOTS.BREAKING LITTLE TOE ON LE FT FOOT.NO WITNESSES.
1988 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER MANTLE WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL ON HIS BOOT. EMPLOYEE KICKED SLAG OFF HIS BOOT, BUT NOT BEFORE IT BURNED HIS SHOE LACE AND CAUSED A BLISTER ON HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING SERVICE LOADER THE OIL HAD BEEN DRAINED FROM LOADER INTO A DRUM EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5 GAL CAN TO DIP OIL FROM DRUM TO A SWWASTE TANK APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN AN AWKWARD POSITIO3 CAUSING A STRAIN ON HIS BACK EMPLOYEE REPORTED THIS TO HIS FOREMAN
1987 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ELECTRIC SHOVEL,LOADING PIT TRUCKS.HE WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER TRUCK TO GET BACK TO MINE FOR LOADING.THE HOIST CONTROL BOX SHORTED OUT AND ARCED FIRE.AT THIS TIME EMPLOUY EE PANICED AND 4UMPED FROM THE CAB WINDOW OF THE SHOVEL.HE APPARENTLY LANDED ON LEFT FOOT.THE DISTANCE FROM THE WINDOW TO THE GROUND IS ABOUT 10FEET.HIS LEFT FOOT HAS SUSTAINED A BROKEN HEEL
1984 · 1 incident
PLOYEE WAS USING A 16 LBS. HAMMER TO STRIKE SHAFT WHEN THE PULLER CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE, THE INJURY REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
1983 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR A JAM AT THE OPENING AT JAW CRUSHER HAD HIS RT FOOT RESTING ON EDGE OF ROCK BOX A LARGE ROCK ROLLED FROM FEEDER HITTING EMPLOYEES FOOT CAUSING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF SEVERAL TOES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT
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