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PLANT 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Craig Buche
Molalla, Clackamas County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503260

PLANT 1 has $222K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 32 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1999–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
303
citations
73
significant & substantial
$222,103
proposed penalties
$124,210
paid to date
56% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $97,893 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
1,227
inspection hours
24.7
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.
303 citations across 1,227 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PLANT 1 has $222K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 32 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.
$222K
proposed penalties
$133K
current assessed
$124K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
298 assessments are final orders; 32 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 3,022 2 1 661.8
2025 Q3 2,891 1 0 345.9
2025 Q2 2,652 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,714 2 1 736.9
2024 Q4 2,665 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,515 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,114 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,291 2 0 607.7
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,498 10 1 2858.8
2023 Q3 3,821 17 3 4449.1
2023 Q2 4,598 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,533 6 1 1323.6
2022 Q4 3,700 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,969 4 0 1007.8
2022 Q2 5,340 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,599 7 0 1945.0
2021 Q4 3,108 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,702 7 3 1890.9
2021 Q2 3,592 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,456 5 1 1446.8
2020 Q4 3,650 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,781 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,449 5 0 1449.7
2020 Q1 2,977 10 1 3359.1
2019 Q4 1,983 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,690 10 3 5917.2
2019 Q2 1,419 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,020 11 0 5445.5
2018 Q4 3,660 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,148 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,569 2 1 1274.7
2018 Q1 1,422 1 1 703.2
2017 Q4 1,294 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,472 1 0 679.3
2017 Q2 1,751 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,583 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 907 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,503 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,549 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,367 2 0 1463.1
2015 Q4 1,613 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,851 6 1 3241.5
2015 Q2 2,022 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,315 6 1 2591.8
2014 Q4 2,281 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,487 9 0 3618.8
2014 Q2 2,266 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,503 7 0 2796.6
2013 Q4 1,388 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,527 11 3 4353.0
2013 Q2 3,114 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,156 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,211 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,081 3 0 1441.6
2012 Q2 2,016 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 15 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,322 4 2 1722.7
2011 Q3 2,295 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,828 4 3 2188.2
2011 Q1 1,150 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,314 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,058 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 1,622 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,116 15 8 7088.8
2009 Q3 1,737 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,890 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,345 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,547 4 1 2585.6
2008 Q3 1,808 1 0 553.1
2008 Q2 1,678 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,416 8 2 5649.7
2007 Q4 1,258 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,273 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,571 8 4 5092.3
2007 Q1 1,260 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,223 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,399 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,791 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,511 3 0 1985.4
2005 Q4 1,847 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,033 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,983 13 2 6555.7
2005 Q1 1,904 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,770 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,941 25 7 12880.0
2004 Q2 1,937 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,543 16 6 10369.4
2003 Q4 1,802 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,128 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,791 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,379 8 1 5801.3
2002 Q2 1,440 22 7 15277.8
2001 Q4 1,140 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,090 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,870 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,752 22 8 7994.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2004 · 1 incident

November 5, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harvey W Buche Road Building Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISLODGING A PIECE OF IRON FROM JAW WHEN HE SLIPPED.

1999 · 1 incident

November 17, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Rock Crushing Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

HE WAS CLEANING A RETURN ROLLER WENT HIS GLOVE GOT GOT IN ROLLER BELT CAUSING CUT ON HIS FINGER.

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