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Ontario Pit: 16 MSHA citations 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.
See Idaho Materials & Construction's full MSHA compliance history →
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.
Of $981 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
18.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
18.8%
reasonably likely or greater
62.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.2% low, 93.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$981 proposed, $0 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-08-24.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2009-1294M Withdrawal 2010 $981 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2017-05-09, 9 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2017-05-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-05-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Idaho Concrete Company Inc 1997 to 2000
  2. Idaho Materials & Construction 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 3
2020 6
2019 4
2018 5
2017 7
2016 5
2014 0
2013 0
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 1
2007 2
2006 2
2005 2
2004 2
2003 3
2002 3
2001 4
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Ontario Pit sits in Malheur County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Malheur County, Oregon · Population 31,701
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$49,902
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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.