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Tide Creek Rock Inc.: 144 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Scott T Parker
Deer Island, Columbia County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3502479

Tide Creek Rock Inc. has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 20 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
May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
144
citations
17
significant & substantial
$39,685
proposed penalties
$24,618
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,067 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Tide Creek Aggregates LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
778
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: 778 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Tide Creek Rock Inc. has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 20 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
128 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
Of $28K in penalties contested before the Commission, $15K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-20.
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.
13.2%
significant & substantial
18.7%
high negligence or reckless
12.2%
reasonably likely or greater
58.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.1% low, 64.2% moderate, 18.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
58 citations taken to the federal commission · 40% of citations on record
  • Settled 32 · 55%
  • Stood as issued 17 · 29%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 9 · 16%
60%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
42%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$24K proposed, $14K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2020-12-11.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2020-0221 Settlement Manning 2021 $11K → $5K
WEST 2019-0314 Settlement Miller 2019 $2K → $2K
WEST 2020-0348 Default 2021 $2K → $2K
WEST 2019-0045 Settlement Miller 2019 $2K → $1K
WEST 2007-249M Settlement Weisberger 2007 $2K → $1K
WEST 2018-0336 Settlement Miller 2018 $2K → $902
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2021-04-27, 5 years ago
8
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (8)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2021-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2019-08-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-08-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.46 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-08-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 Truck Driver
2018-08-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.4 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-08-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Supervisor, Co. Official
2013-08-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scraper Operator
2013-08-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2021-04-29, 5 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2021-04-29 ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS 0 SF ACTIVE MINING
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.
Ownership history
  1. Tide Creek Rock Inc 1950 to 2017
  2. Tide Creek Aggregates LLC 2018 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 1
2024 1
2023 2
2022 3
2021 8
2020 9
2019 10
2018 12
2017 4
2016 4
2015 4
2014 4
2013 2
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 2
2007 3
2006 3
2005 2
2004 2
2003 2
2002 2
2001 2
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Tide Creek Rock Inc. 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 88 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 467 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 168 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 64 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 42 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 36 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 45 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 44 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 810 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,766 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,655 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 791 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 781 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,359 3 1 1271.7
2021 Q3 3,503 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,922 6 0 2053.4
2021 Q1 2,447 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,487 1 0 286.8
2020 Q3 3,806 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,496 2 0 801.3
2020 Q1 4,021 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,435 12 4 3493.4
2019 Q3 3,625 4 0 1103.4
2019 Q2 5,106 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,922 7 1 1182.0
2018 Q4 5,442 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,046 10 0 1981.8
2018 Q2 4,059 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,504 14 3 3995.4
2017 Q4 725 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,090 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,058 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,242 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 965 4 0 4145.1
2016 Q3 1,111 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,340 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,223 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,123 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,287 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,031 2 0 1939.9
2015 Q1 1,308 3 0 2293.6
2014 Q4 842 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 736 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 667 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 802 2 0 2493.8
2013 Q4 572 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 366 6 1 16393.4
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 738 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 694 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 689 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 839 3 0 3575.7
2012 Q1 854 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 890 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 728 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,133 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,082 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,185 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 791 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 756 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 865 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,010 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 827 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,072 1 0 932.8
2009 Q1 838 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 568 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 553 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 698 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 646 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 657 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 941 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,062 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,096 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 986 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 708 8 1 11299.4
2006 Q1 702 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 487 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 659 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 708 10 0 14124.3
2005 Q1 668 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 759 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 659 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 660 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 675 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 686 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 646 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 710 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 747 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 734 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 721 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,106 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 701 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 928 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 930 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 601 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 937 9 0 9605.1
2000 Q4 1,104 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,057 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 731 12 1 16415.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2021 · 1 incident

May 11, 2021 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Tide Creek Aggregates LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At approximately 11:45 am miner was found deceased outside of oil room from a heart attack.