Mining Incidents

Valley Concrete & Gravel Prtbl Crusher: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Salem, Polk County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3500556

Valley Concrete & Gravel Prtbl Crusher has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Feb 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,692
proposed penalties
$1,692
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
25
inspections on record
254
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: 254 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Valley Concrete & Gravel Prtbl Crusher has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-07-17.
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.
8.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
8.3%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 83.3% moderate, 0.0% 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $0 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 2011-04-21.
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 2011-918M Withdrawal Barbour 2011 $100 → $0
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: 2004-08-26, 22 years ago
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (4)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2004-08-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-08-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-08-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-08-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.29 Front-end Loader 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.
Ownership history
  1. Valley Concrete & Gravel Company 1950 to 2006
  2. Valley Concrete & Gravel Co. 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2013 2
2012 3
2011 2
2010 2
2009 3
2008 1
2007 5
2006 4
2005 3
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 2
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Valley Concrete & Gravel Prtbl Crusher sits in Polk County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Polk County, Oregon · Population 88,553
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$81,318
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
2013 Q2 189 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 280 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 581 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,814 2 0 710.7
2012 Q2 716 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 397 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 131 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,894 0 0 0.0
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2 1,068 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 147 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,417 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,925 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 869 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 554 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,621 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,418 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 557 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 240 1 0 4166.7
2008 Q4 617 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 547 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 726 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 516 1 0 1938.0
2007 Q4 550 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 539 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 385 1 0 2597.4
2007 Q1 413 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 30 3 0 100000.0
2006 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 123 1 0 8130.1
2005 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 357 1 0 2801.1
2005 Q2 249 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 210 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 174 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 430 4 0 9302.3
2004 Q2 262 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 111 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 148 1 0 6756.8
2003 Q3 381 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 26 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 465 3 2 6451.6
2002 Q4 65 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 65 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 40 1 0 25000.0
2001 Q3 20 1 0 50000.0
2001 Q2 3 3 0 1000000.0
2001 Q1 23 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 0 1 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 18 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

February 14, 1992 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Concrete & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED PERSON & ANOTHER WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL. THEY WERE GOING TO DROP IT A THE COUNT OF 3. WHEN IT DROPPED HIS FOOT WAS STILL IN THE WAY.

1989 · 2 incidents

June 14, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Concrete & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

PUNCTURED FINGER ON LEFT AND RIGHT HNAD LIFTING AND PULLING SCREEN OUT.