Mining Incidents

Ontario Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Ontario, Malheur County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503437

Ontario Pit has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Nov 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
16
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,662
proposed penalties
$1,662
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
33
inspections on record
322
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: 322 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ontario Pit has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 167 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 556 0 0 0.0
Show 79 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 1,052 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 1,178 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 501 1 1 1996.0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 1,306 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 689 1 0 1451.4
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 2,346 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 678 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 939 1 0 1065.0
2017 Q3 1,125 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,377 1 0 726.2
2017 Q1 867 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 222 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 474 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 619 1 0 1615.5
2016 Q1 882 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 656 2 1 3048.8
2012 Q3 199 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 207 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 407 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 560 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 316 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 810 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 469 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 196 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 358 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 501 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 491 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 474 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 692 1 0 1445.1
2007 Q4 703 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,271 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 937 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 684 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 764 1 0 1308.9
2006 Q3 744 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 844 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 680 1 0 1470.6
2005 Q4 173 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 421 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 870 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 609 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 679 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 625 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 779 1 0 1283.7
2004 Q1 837 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,037 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 801 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 553 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 977 1 0 1023.5
2002 Q4 1,516 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,146 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,117 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,381 3 1 2172.3
2001 Q4 1,058 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 495 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 336 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 548 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2003 · 1 incident

November 7, 2003 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Idaho Materials & Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING GUARDS ON CRUSHER. WELDING ELECTRODE STUCK TO IRON. PULLED TO FREE STUCK ROD AND ROD TORE HOLE IN ARM ONCE PULLED FREE.

2002 · 1 incident

May 17, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Idaho Materials & Construction · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE CRUSHER AND HE FELL BANGING HIS KNEE ON THE WAY DOWN.

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