Mining Incidents

SMITH BAR Metal/Non-Metal

Tri City Ready Mix · Surface
Controlled by MDU Resources Group Inc
Riddle, Douglas County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3500723

SMITH BAR has $802 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
5
Years on record
1991–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
1
significant & substantial
$802
proposed penalties
$802
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
13
inspections on record
138
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: 138 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SMITH BAR has $802 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.
$802
proposed penalties
$802
current assessed
$802
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-05-12.
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 214 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 810 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 433 4 1 9237.9
2005 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 350 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,026 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,027 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 528 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 205 1 0 4878.0
2003 Q3 1,000 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,158 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 280 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,091 1 0 478.2
2002 Q3 2,716 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,369 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 33 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 110 1 0 9090.9
2001 Q3 1,998 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 579 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 307 3 0 9772.0
2000 Q4 1,311 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,884 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,783 2 0 1121.7
2000 Q1 1,469 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2004 · 1 incident

June 3, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri City Ready Mix · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING TO RIVIER PUMP STEPPING OVER PVC PIPE, FOOT SLIPPED ON PIPE, TWISTING LEFT KNEE.

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 2 incidents

May 2, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tri City Ready Mix Inc · Struck by falling object

SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT FROM FEEDER, EUCLID DUMPED MATERIAL INTO FEEDER, EXCESS MATERIAL RAN OVER THE SIDES OF FEEDER HITTING EE. EE TRIED TO ESCAPE IN A CRAWLING POSITION. MATERIAL FELL ON HIS BACK.

April 27, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri City Ready Mix Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING FROM DUCLID ONTO THE LOADER. EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE LOADER STEP WAS WET. HE TRIED TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE LOADER RAIL TO CATCH HIMSELF. PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOU LDER.

1991 · 1 incident

January 21, 1991 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Tri City Ready Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ON CRUSHER CONE WITH A TORCH WHEN FINISHED HE REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES.METAL POPPED DUE TO COOLING AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL WEDGED IN LEFT EYE.

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