Sanderling Dredge has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2014–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
17
citations
3
significant & substantial
$9,958
proposed penalties
$9,958
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 320 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Sanderling Dredge has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-05.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2025-02-06
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (4)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-02-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2025-02-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2020-09-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2020-09-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
7
2025
8
2024
8
2023
9
2022
9
2021
9
2020
7
2019
8
2018
7
2017
6
2016
5
2015
4
2014
5
2013
4
2012
5
2011
4
2010
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Sanderling Dredge sits in Columbia County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Columbia County, Oregon · Population 53,178
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$86,359
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
2026 Q2
2,296
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
2,607
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
3,151
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
2,846
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
2,819
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
3,516
1
0
284.4
2024 Q4
2,703
1
0
370.0
2024 Q3
3,689
1
0
271.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
3,434
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,905
1
1
344.2
2023 Q4
3,237
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
2,880
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
2,539
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
2,644
1
0
378.2
2022 Q4
2,428
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,527
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
3,220
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
3,601
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
3,271
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
3,696
1
0
270.6
2021 Q2
3,514
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
3,763
1
0
265.7
2020 Q4
2,556
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,385
1
0
419.3
2020 Q2
2,824
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
2,802
1
0
356.9
2019 Q4
2,802
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,627
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
2,175
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
2,955
1
0
338.4
2018 Q4
2,707
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,457
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
2,718
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,705
2
1
1173.0
2017 Q4
1,684
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
2,084
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,659
1
0
376.1
2017 Q1
2,658
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
2,943
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,167
1
0
315.8
2016 Q2
2,948
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,851
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,253
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,319
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,952
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,670
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,592
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,860
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,969
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,538
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,132
1
1
883.4
2013 Q3
1,049
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,058
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
716
2
0
2793.3
2012 Q4
928
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
797
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,433
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
943
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,077
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,325
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,472
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,229
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,258
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2025 · 1 incident
May 28, 2025OR · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalPortland Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
a miner's tip of EE's pinky was crushed between flanges while moving a large flexible hose
The miner was using an angle grinder to grind a weld when the grinder kicked back and flipped the miner's face-shield up and struck the miner's lower lip, causing a laceration.
2020 · 1 incident
August 1, 2020OR · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handOTHER
A miner had slurred speech and was not acting in EE's normal demeanor and was taken to urgent care for fear of a stroke, EE was diagnosed with a transient ischemic attack and given a full release to return to work
2015 · 1 incident
April 17, 2015OR · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was in process moving a 18" valve on bow of deck when he tripped over valve he previously moved to that spot, as EE tripped the valve he was moving fell onto his upper right thigh, EE suffered contusions to his right thigh , knee and buttocks, EE has been placed on restricted duty.
2014 · 1 incident
January 7, 2014OR · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was walking down stairwell to the dredge engine room as ee stepped on the fourth step from the bottom ee's left pant leg cuff which was wet caught under ee's left heel causing ee to trip and fall. As ee fell ee's left knee struck the handrail resulting in a strain / sprain to the left knee. EE was placed on modified duty as a result of the injury.