Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Drowning
EE WAS MOVING THE EXCAVATOR WHEN THE ROAD COLLAPSED AND THE EXCAVATOR TIPPED OVER INTO THE WATER TRAPPING HIM INSIDE.
VIESKO PIT AND PLANT: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
Knife River Corporation-Northwest
· Surface
Controlled by
Knife River Corporation
Brooks,
Marion County,
OR
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3500557
VIESKO PIT AND PLANT has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1999–2015
- Latest incident
- Jan 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
236
citations
57
significant & substantial
$75,523
proposed penalties
$66,625
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,898 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
993
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 993 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
VIESKO PIT AND PLANT has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$76K
proposed penalties
$67K
current assessed
$67K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
235 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $117K in penalties contested before the Commission, $53K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-12-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.24.3%
significant & substantial
4.7%
high negligence or reckless
24.3%
reasonably likely or greater
60.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 75.3% moderate, 4.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
32
citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
- Settled 17 · 53%
- Stood as issued 15 · 47%
94%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 17 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
41%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$22K proposed, $13K 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 2018-08-20.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST20000523M | Settlement | Cetti | 2001 | $95K → $40K |
| WEST 2018-199M | Settlement | Miller | 2019 | $10K → $2K |
| WEST 2007-501M | Settlement | Hodgdon | 2008 | $6K → $4K |
| WEST 2014-0794 | Default | Lesnick | 2015 | $4K → $4K |
| WEST 2011-547M | Default | Lesnick | 2011 | $1K → $1K |
| WEST 2015-0755 | Settlement | Miller | 2015 | $925 → $887 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2017-04-26, 9 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (10)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2017-04-26 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2014-04-23 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.28 | 1.59 | 0.18 | Cleanup Man |
| 2014-04-23 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.3 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2009-06-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 1.07 | 0.19 | Cleanup Man |
| 2009-06-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 1.13 | 0.22 | Cleanup Man |
| 2003-01-23 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.31 | 0.98 | 0.32 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2003-01-23 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.25 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2003-01-23 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.12 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2003-01-23 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe 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.
VIESKO PIT AND PLANT recorded 8.43 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.8.43
total case rate
8.43
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.26 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Oregon, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.99 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 * | 8.43 | 8.43 | 0.000 |
| 2014 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2013 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2007 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2006 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Viesko Redi Mix Inc 1950 to 2019
- Knife River Corporation-Northwest 2019 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2000 | 13 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
VIESKO PIT AND PLANT sits in Marion County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Marion County, Oregon · Population 346,532
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$74,624
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,101 | 4 | 3 | 1903.9 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,819 | 3 | 0 | 1064.2 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,511 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,076 | 2 | 0 | 963.4 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,914 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q3 | 4,524 | 3 | 0 | 663.1 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 4,842 | 2 | 0 | 413.1 |
| 2016 Q4 | 4,203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 5,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,686 | 17 | 6 | 4612.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,080 | 4 | 1 | 1923.1 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,658 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 6,647 | 14 | 4 | 2106.2 |
| 2015 Q1 | 6,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 6,641 | 10 | 3 | 1505.8 |
| 2014 Q3 | 6,849 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,020 | 7 | 1 | 1394.4 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,125 | 7 | 1 | 982.5 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,529 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3,640 | 2 | 0 | 549.5 |
| 2012 Q4 | 5,659 | 7 | 3 | 1237.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,335 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,776 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,938 | 2 | 0 | 405.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,222 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,627 | 1 | 0 | 614.6 |
| 2011 Q1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 5,041 | 2 | 1 | 396.7 |
| 2010 Q3 | 6,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,965 | 4 | 1 | 805.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 5,458 | 4 | 0 | 732.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,236 | 6 | 1 | 1416.4 |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,596 | 6 | 2 | 1668.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 6,189 | 5 | 1 | 807.9 |
| 2008 Q2 | 4,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 4,135 | 11 | 4 | 2660.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 7,559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 7,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 5,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 4,916 | 25 | 13 | 5085.4 |
| 2006 Q4 | 6,636 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,664 | 8 | 1 | 1200.5 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 6,570 | 7 | 0 | 1065.4 |
| 2005 Q4 | 6,487 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 5,484 | 4 | 1 | 729.4 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,714 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,272 | 7 | 0 | 1116.1 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,195 | 4 | 0 | 953.5 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,632 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,372 | 7 | 3 | 2951.1 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,816 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,907 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,600 | 7 | 0 | 1944.4 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,669 | 3 | 1 | 817.7 |
| 2002 Q4 | 5,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,502 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,499 | 10 | 5 | 4001.6 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,357 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 5,760 | 2 | 0 | 347.2 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,534 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,246 | 3 | 0 | 706.5 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,318 | 5 | 0 | 2157.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 9,811 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 5,966 | 9 | 1 | 1508.5 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)2015 · 1 incident
January 6, 2015
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Operator tried to touch drive belt, machine was off but slowing down, and had 3 fingers smashed by belt pulley, severing tip of middle finger. Operator put his hand on the existing guard.
1999 · 2 incidents
September 14, 1999
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLEANING ROLLS CRUSHER WITH PRY BAR. EE HIT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH PRY BAR.
July 14, 1999
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CUT CONVEYER BELTING USING A RAZOR KNOFE, HE CUT THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. 1/4 INCH.