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North Powder Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dan E Hooker
Baker County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503358

MSHA record for North Powder Quarry (mine ID 3503358). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Harney Rock & Paving Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

North Powder Quarry sits in Baker County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Baker County, Oregon · Population 16,796
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$57,844
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

April 8, 1992 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harney Rock & Paving Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS HE FILLED OUT ON THE WORKERS COMPENSATION REPORT: A STEEL SHAFT HAD TO BE LOADED AND I HAD TO PULL, ROLL, PUSH IT INTO THE BACK OF PICKUP WHICH WAS AKWARD AND HEAVY, SO USED MY SHOULDER(RIG HT) AND PULLED MUSCLE OR SUCH FORM BONE. HAD TO HAVE SURGERY. LAST DAY WORKED: 09-09-92.