Mining Incidents

TUMALO MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Cascade Pumice Inc · Surface
Controlled by Richard Pearsall
Deschutes County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3500324

TUMALO MINE has $165 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
3
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$165
proposed penalties
$165
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
5
inspections on record
45
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: 45 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

TUMALO MINE has $165 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.
$165
proposed penalties
$165
current assessed
$165
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-02-05.
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
2002 Q1 4,304 2 0 464.7
2001 Q4 5,442 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,200 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,415 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,220 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,327 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,859 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,832 0 0 0.0
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 4,511 1 0 221.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1996 · 1 incident

March 12, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cascade Pumice Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS REPAIRING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT & GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

1995 · 1 incident

August 30, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cascade Pumice Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING

1993 · 1 incident

July 29, 1993 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cascade Pumice Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO ROLL A BOULDER OFF THE FENCE LINE AND STRAINED BACK.

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