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North Powder Quarry Crusher #1: 226 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
North Powder Quarry Crusher #1 has $98K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 16 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 38
- Years on record
- 1990–2024
- Latest incident
- Apr 2024
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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.ⓘ
A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.North Powder Quarry Crusher #1 has $98K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 16 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.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.- Settled 97 · 80%
- Stood as issued 18 · 15%
- Vacated or withdrawn 7 · 6%
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2026-0043 | Settlement | Simonton | 2026 | $26K → $14K |
| WEST 2009-425M | Settlement | Barbour | 2011 | $10K → $7K |
| WEST 2007-306M | Settlement | Barbour | 2007 | $10K → $6K |
| WEST 2026-0028 | Settlement | Simonton | 2026 | $5K → $576 |
| WEST 2015-0215 | Settlement | Barbour | 2015 | $4K → $3K |
| WEST 2014-0883 | Settlement | Barbour | 2015 | $3K → $670 |
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-11-12
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz10
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz8
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
- Asbestos 0.1f/cc1
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| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-11-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.21 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2025-11-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.46 | 1.92 | 0.24 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2025-11-12 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 1.12 | Bobcat Operator | ||
| 2019-04-24 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.13 | 10 | 0.01 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2019-04-24 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 5.03 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2015-02-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.43 | 1.52 | 0.28 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2015-02-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2015-02-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.69 | 1.61 | 0.43 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2013-09-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 2.23 | 2.62 | 0.85 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2013-09-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.89 | 3.23 | 0.28 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2013-09-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.72 | 2.48 | 0.29 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2013-09-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 2.11 | 2.28 | 0.93 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2010-10-19 | Asbestos 0.1f/cc | 0 | 0.1 | 0.00 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2010-10-19 | Fibers, >5um | 0.14 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2010-01-12 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.15 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2010-01-12 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.43 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2010-01-12 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-11-15 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.29 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2004-11-15 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-11-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 1.26 | 0.10 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2001-07-11 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.56 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2001-07-11 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.34 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2001-07-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 2.29 | 2.81 | 0.81 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2001-07-11 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.2 | Truck Driver |
North Powder Quarry Crusher #1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2024 * | 19.36 | 9.68 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 14.21 | 7.11 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 4.86 | 4.86 | 0.000 |
| 2017 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- Harney Rock & Paving Company 1990 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2000 | 11 |
North Powder Quarry Crusher #1 sits in Baker County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 5,832 | 2 | 0 | 342.9 |
| 2026 Q1 | 4,995 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 5,627 | 21 | 3 | 3732.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 8,597 | 2 | 0 | 232.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8,088 | 14 | 1 | 1731.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,479 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,163 | 5 | 2 | 968.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2024 Q2 | 6,938 | 2 | 0 | 288.3 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,730 | 2 | 0 | 732.6 |
| 2023 Q4 | 5,791 | 1 | 1 | 172.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,914 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 7,509 | 3 | 0 | 399.5 |
| 2023 Q1 | 7,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 4,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 7,038 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,849 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 2,479 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,422 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,955 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,025 | 5 | 0 | 1242.2 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,535 | 2 | 0 | 565.8 |
| 2020 Q4 | 10,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 10,875 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 8,478 | 5 | 1 | 589.8 |
| 2020 Q1 | 7,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 8,352 | 6 | 3 | 718.4 |
| 2019 Q3 | 10,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 10,564 | 6 | 3 | 568.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 5,302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 8,552 | 1 | 1 | 116.9 |
| 2018 Q3 | 13,728 | 2 | 1 | 145.7 |
| 2018 Q2 | 12,286 | 2 | 1 | 162.8 |
| 2018 Q1 | 6,581 | 3 | 1 | 455.9 |
| 2017 Q4 | 7,137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 8,853 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 10,542 | 4 | 0 | 379.4 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 4,504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 8,515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 8,446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,161 | 1 | 0 | 240.3 |
| 2015 Q4 | 7,860 | 6 | 1 | 763.4 |
| 2015 Q3 | 10,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 8,649 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3,247 | 6 | 2 | 1847.9 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 6,340 | 8 | 1 | 1261.8 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,770 | 2 | 0 | 346.6 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 4,331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 6,032 | 1 | 0 | 165.8 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,355 | 6 | 1 | 1120.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,634 | 3 | 0 | 647.4 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,436 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 6,695 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 5,184 | 3 | 0 | 578.7 |
| 2011 Q4 | 5,201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 6,145 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 5,707 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 5,498 | 13 | 3 | 2364.5 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,386 | 20 | 4 | 5906.7 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 6,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,688 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,686 | 25 | 5 | 6782.4 |
| 2008 Q3 | 6,158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 6,874 | 5 | 0 | 727.4 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,787 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,338 | 1 | 0 | 299.6 |
| 2007 Q1 | 918 | 2 | 0 | 2178.6 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 4,199 | 15 | 8 | 3572.3 |
| 2006 Q2 | 4,771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 5,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,544 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 4,114 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,158 | 9 | 2 | 2164.5 |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 7,733 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,086 | 4 | 1 | 1296.2 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,777 | 6 | 1 | 1588.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 5,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 6,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 7,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
38 on file2024 · 2 incidents
Conveyor belt wasn't turning on. Turned power off to check fuses. An unexpected electrical shock to left hand and ball of flames on chest and face. Second degree burns on left hand, chest, and face.
2023 · 2 incidents
Standing on conveyor to repair chute, the conveyor was accidentally activated causing employee to fall and left leg to be twisted and pulled.
Fixing a 988B Cat loader, putting a new bucket pin in and it slipped out and smashed left thumb with hammer. Thumb needed sutures.
2018 · 1 incident
Service truck's rear end was lifted with out-riggers. EE was on driver side and co-worker on passenger side. As truck was lowered, they were watching for broken parts. EE put head between tire and service body of truck in order to see better. As truck was lowered, EE's head was pinched between tire and body. EE received multiple head fractures.
2012 · 2 incidents
Rock was stuck in scalp screen. Used pry bar to loosen. Pry bar slipped and struck face causing laceration needing stitches and loosen teeth.
Employee was stepping out of the loader to add oil to tank. He had a hold of the handrail and was stepping down. His foot slipped, due to rain, and he strained his left shoulder.
2009 · 1 incident
Cleaning rock from jaw when a chip of flying rock struck the middle finger of left hand causing a cut.
2008 · 4 incidents
He fell off conveyor and hit neck.
Was standing on rocks to perform tasks and after finishing stepped off rocks hyperextending his knee. On 7-28-08 he said he hurt his knee and thought he had done it at home.
He was putting a return roller back up under the over load conveyor, when he felt a sharp pain in his neck. Came to work on 4/22/08 and reported it and went to ER that day.
Original DOI was 11/09/08, when the grinding disc broke and smashed R. thumb. No treatment at that time. Over the next 3 months a bump appeared, so he sought treatment for a bone spur. He had surgery to remove it on 3/12/08 and returned to work on 3/13/08.
2003 · 2 incidents
WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON LOWER PART OF JAW ROCK BEING FED IN HOPPER, ROCK FELL OUT & BOUNCED OFF PLATFORM & FELL HITTING HEAD & SHOULDER, THEN FELL TO KNEES.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A SKIRT RUBBER ON A CONVEYOR WITH A BAR, THE BAR CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT & A ROLLER CAUSING THE BAR TO STRIKE HIS KNEE.
2000 · 1 incident
SHOVELING OPPOSITE SIDE OF JAW WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF JAW & STRUCK TOP OF HELMET STRAINING NECK.
1999 · 1 incident
PLANT WAS RUNNING DEL WAS ASKED TO HELP CRUSHER CREW HE WAS SHOVELING AROUND THE THUNDER BIRD SCREEN AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE SCREAM/CATWALK AND STRUCK EE IN HARD HAT. I LOOKED AT DEL AND HE W AS VERY PALE SO I TOOK HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EXAMATION.
1998 · 2 incidents
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT BELLY PAN WITH APRYBAR, IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED EMPLOYEES FINGER.
STRAINED BACK WHILE CLIMBING INTO HAUL TRUCK.
1997 · 5 incidents
I WAS BENT OVER IN CONE CLEANING IT OUT WHEN A ROCK I THREW IT OUT HIT THE CONE BASKET AND BOUNCED BACK AND HIT ME ONE TOP THE HEAD. IT MADE A CUT THAT TOOK 3 STITCHES.
STEPPED OFF CONVEYOR BELT WITH PUMP IN HAND & HURT BACK.
SMALL ROCK CHIP BECAME EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE CAUSED BY HIGH WIND BLOWING DUST. WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE CHIP BY IRRIGATION OF EYE, WENT TO ER AT GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL TO HAVE CHIP REMOVED. THERE WAS NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT THE NEXT DAY.
MINER WAS WALKIGN AROND PLANT AND GOT DIRT OR ROCK IN HIS EYE.
BENT OVER TO PICK PIECE OF IRON UP AND INJURED UPPER BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.
1996 · 5 incidents
PIECE OF IRON SLID DOWN CHUTE STRIKING FOREARM.
POUNDING ON METAL SCREEN LIP WITH HAMMER WHEN CHIP CAME FROM HAMMER HEAD AND STUCK IN HIS STOMACH. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMP WAS WELDING UNDER CRUSHER FEEDEER AND WHEN HE WAS FINISHED AND CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED HURTING HIS BACK.
FLASH BURNED EYES WHILE WELDING.
WELDING ON WIRE FEED MACHINE. FLASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO EYES.
1995 · 1 incident
HOT WELDING SLAG WENT DOWN ARM AND BURNT ELBOW, RESULTING IN 1ST DEGREE BURN WHICH LATER BECAME INFECTED.
1994 · 6 incidents
PULLING ON WRENCH ON CAT TRACKS CHANGING FILTER,WRENCH SLIPPED.
LOADING BARREL IN PICKUP HURT STOMACH MUSCLES.
PUSHING AND PULLING ON STABLIZER ARM TRYING TO ALIGN CRANK TO BE WELDED.
HEAT STROKE
WAS HOLDING BAR WHEN IT GOT JARRED. PULLED A FEW MUSCLES.
TRYING TO PRESS BUCKET LINER IN WITH JACKS WELD BROKE CAUSING HACK TO SLIP AND HIT HIM IN CHEST.
1993 · 1 incident
WALKING DOWN A HILL, SLIPPED & CAUGHT SELF, CATCHING THUMB.
1991 · 1 incident
WORKING IN AREA WHERE PORTABLE GRINDER WAS BEING USED.SPARKS CAME OFF GRINDER INTO LEFT EYE WHCICH CREATED A BURN UNDER EYE-SHOULD HEAL IN 24 HRS.
1990 · 1 incident
CHAINED UP COUNTER WEIGHTS,MOUNTING LOADER,CHAINS CAME UP TIGHT,CHAIN BROKE HOLDING BOOM BOOM DROPPED COUNTER WEIGHTS FELL AGAINST LEFT FOOT.X-RAYS SHOWED BROKEN FOOT-DR SAID 2 WEEKS OFF. T,DR SAID 2 WEEKS OFF.