Mining Incidents

South Chemult Pumice Resources LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Chemult, Klamath County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503652

South Chemult Pumice Resources LLC has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $133 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
113
citations
24
significant & substantial
$27,637
proposed penalties
$25,368
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,269 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
48
inspections on record
815
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: 815 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

South Chemult Pumice Resources LLC has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $133 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$133
outstanding
111 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-06.
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
2025 Q4 1,910 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,578 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,833 5 0 1764.9
2025 Q1 3,227 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,352 2 0 850.3
2024 Q3 2,354 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,027 3 0 1480.0
2024 Q1 2,184 0 0 0.0
Show 69 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,310 5 1 2164.5
2023 Q3 2,816 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,816 1 0 355.1
2023 Q1 3,441 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,516 1 0 397.5
2022 Q3 3,441 2 1 581.2
2022 Q2 4,187 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,500 3 3 666.7
2021 Q4 5,985 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,690 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 9,084 2 0 220.2
2021 Q1 5,582 3 0 537.4
2020 Q4 5,744 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,093 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,282 4 0 549.3
2020 Q1 4,894 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,679 4 0 854.9
2019 Q3 4,562 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,191 2 0 217.6
2019 Q1 6,131 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,131 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,308 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,308 7 2 842.6
2018 Q1 5,226 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,026 12 2 1991.4
2017 Q3 6,628 2 0 301.8
2017 Q2 7,585 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,628 2 0 301.8
2016 Q4 6,628 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,062 2 1 283.2
2016 Q2 8,992 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,925 3 0 506.3
2015 Q4 5,041 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,106 5 0 979.2
2015 Q2 5,048 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,617 14 4 2492.4
2014 Q4 5,578 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,106 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,106 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,106 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,106 9 4 1762.6
2013 Q3 5,106 1 0 195.8
2013 Q2 4,136 5 2 1208.9
2013 Q1 4,136 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,531 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,576 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,110 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,985 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,789 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,526 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,215 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,826 4 2 2190.6
2010 Q4 2,739 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,203 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,775 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,490 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,607 6 2 2301.5
2009 Q3 1,714 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,944 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,027 2 0 1947.4
2008 Q4 1,398 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 316 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 565 1 0 1769.9
2008 Q1 984 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 993 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,442 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,148 1 0 871.1
2007 Q1 541 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 760 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2021 · 1 incident

March 1, 2021 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Chemult Pumice Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OTR driver came up to the office, got paperwork, walked down the ramp and steps. Stepped on ice and rolled ankle, possible broken ankle. Ambulance was called and EE was transported to the hospital to see if it is broken or a sprain. Updated: dislocated and broken ankle.

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