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Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

West Salem, Polk County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503356

Plant #1 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $322 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
103
citations
29
significant & substantial
$24,602
proposed penalties
$20,052
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,550 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
710
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: 710 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plant #1 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $322 outstanding across 6 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$322
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-19.
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 1,632 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,451 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,517 1 0 397.3
2025 Q1 2,158 1 0 463.4
2024 Q4 2,859 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,275 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,535 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,265 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,310 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,502 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,553 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,696 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,726 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,329 1 0 231.0
2022 Q2 5,312 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,557 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,926 2 1 406.0
2021 Q3 4,289 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,969 2 0 503.9
2021 Q1 3,844 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,698 3 1 638.6
2020 Q3 7,625 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,321 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,137 5 2 700.6
2019 Q4 6,866 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,226 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,471 1 0 133.9
2019 Q1 6,456 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,115 5 2 817.7
2018 Q3 7,294 1 1 137.1
2018 Q2 4,978 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,094 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,381 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,534 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,051 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,978 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,772 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,393 1 0 156.4
2016 Q2 5,229 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,499 3 1 666.8
2015 Q4 4,311 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,387 3 2 885.7
2015 Q2 4,547 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,367 3 1 559.0
2014 Q4 7,400 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,764 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,753 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,643 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,856 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,137 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,379 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,107 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,993 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,822 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,668 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,228 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,900 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,659 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,055 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 6,171 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,727 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,314 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,974 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,440 5 4 1126.1
2009 Q4 3,836 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,872 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,320 2 1 463.0
2009 Q1 4,695 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,432 6 2 1353.8
2008 Q3 4,775 3 0 628.3
2008 Q2 5,108 1 0 195.8
2008 Q1 4,167 5 2 1199.9
2007 Q4 4,322 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,813 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,804 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,683 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,094 6 2 1465.6
2006 Q3 3,173 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,344 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,139 5 0 1592.9
2005 Q4 2,324 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,617 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,990 2 0 1005.0
2005 Q1 2,546 4 2 1571.1
2004 Q4 2,378 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,859 8 1 2798.2
2004 Q2 695 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,148 1 0 465.5
2003 Q4 2,245 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,702 3 3 1110.3
2003 Q2 744 6 1 8064.5
2003 Q1 1,058 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,955 1 0 338.4
2002 Q3 3,104 1 0 322.2
2002 Q2 2,509 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,807 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,338 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,190 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,031 6 0 2954.2
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 1,880 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,217 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,870 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,642 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2024 · 1 incident

December 22, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Resource Crushing, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's left index finger was pinched while attaching chains to a crane hook with a chain clevis.

2021 · 1 incident

December 20, 2021 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Resource Crushing, LLC · Struck against a moving object

While driving a loaded articulated haul truck on a well traveled haul road during heavy rain, the back end of truck slid off maintained road onto rough terrain. EE drove truck back onto maintained road. EE complained of back and neck pain in the day following incident. Diagnosed with back sprain and placed on restricted duty.

2017 · 1 incident

2015 · 1 incident

October 2, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Resource Crushing, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Loader operator hauling bucket of rock from pile to feed crusher rock fell out of bucket (L) front tire ran over rock: (R) rear tire ran over rock; operators taros whipped left to right while restrained in seatbelt operator, complained of back pain 7 days later (10-99-15) treating physician prescribed pain medicine. Operator released to return to work 10-19-15

2012 · 1 incident

October 19, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Resource Crushing, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cleaning mud from the back of the JCI 1400 Portable Screen chute with a 'L' shaped bar, the bar slipped when the mud released smashing 'R' index finger against the edge of the chute.

2005 · 1 incident

May 16, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
B J Equipment Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF METAL IN EYE - NOT SURE HOW IT GOT THERE. HAD BEEN GRINDING ON METAL WITH HAND GRINDER EARLIER IN DAY AND WAS WEARING GOGGLES WHILE GRINDING. DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING IN EYE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.

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