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WATERVIEW Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Deer Island, Columbia County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503605

WATERVIEW has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $621 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2010–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
97
citations
8
significant & substantial
$15,262
proposed penalties
$13,799
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,463 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
56
inspections on record
1,089
inspection hours
8.9
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.
97 citations across 1,089 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WATERVIEW has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $621 outstanding across 5 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$621
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 7,617 3 1 393.9
2025 Q3 4,962 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,191 1 0 161.5
2025 Q1 13,326 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 13,669 2 0 146.3
2024 Q3 10,959 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 13,266 3 0 226.1
2024 Q1 13,094 1 0 76.4
Show 77 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 13,687 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 12,522 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 10,469 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,845 3 1 382.4
2022 Q4 8,473 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,311 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 10,539 3 0 284.7
2022 Q1 9,653 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 7,089 3 0 423.2
2021 Q3 12,486 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 10,257 5 2 487.5
2021 Q1 7,677 2 0 260.5
2020 Q4 8,219 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 13,825 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 14,584 6 0 411.4
2020 Q1 17,411 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 11,940 5 0 418.8
2019 Q3 13,509 2 0 148.0
2019 Q2 12,216 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 11,770 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 9,797 2 0 204.1
2018 Q3 8,089 2 0 247.2
2018 Q2 11,213 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 9,462 3 0 317.1
2017 Q4 9,922 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 9,527 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,598 1 0 116.3
2017 Q1 6,955 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 6,258 1 0 159.8
2016 Q3 8,557 3 0 350.6
2016 Q2 8,340 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,351 2 0 314.9
2015 Q4 5,491 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,219 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,933 3 0 432.7
2015 Q1 4,489 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,563 2 0 438.3
2014 Q3 7,470 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,015 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,719 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,390 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,347 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,282 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,054 1 0 327.4
2012 Q4 3,392 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,604 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,937 1 0 254.0
2012 Q1 3,366 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,422 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,752 4 1 592.4
2011 Q2 6,655 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,603 4 0 869.0
2010 Q4 4,989 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,947 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,216 3 1 482.6
2010 Q1 4,292 5 1 1165.0
2009 Q4 5,676 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,072 10 1 1238.9
2009 Q2 6,906 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,923 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,354 3 0 560.3
2008 Q3 10,132 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 10,088 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,512 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,024 1 0 110.8
2007 Q3 11,387 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,878 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10,306 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 11,697 2 0 171.0
2006 Q3 10,922 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,492 1 0 133.5
2006 Q1 7,808 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,143 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,028 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,460 1 0 134.0
2005 Q1 6,802 2 0 294.0
2004 Q4 4,860 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 1 incident

April 7, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal plumber, pipefitter, millwright HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Team member was removing washer bearing from back of log washing machine. While pushing the bearing flange through the wall, their finger was pinched between the wall and the flange causing a laceration to pinky finger which required stitches.

2020 · 1 incident

June 23, 2020 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Team member was walking on unstable ground. Sunk into mud up to knee, went to turn to grab a stable ladder and felt a pop in the right knee.

2018 · 1 incident

December 5, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck against a moving object

Miner was operating long stick excavator over a period of time and felt weakness, muscle burning and loss of feeling in right shoulder and arm. Miner lists the date of injury as early September but did not report it to employer until 12/05/2018 and first sought medical treatment on 12/15/2018. Attending physician has listed injury as right arm pain and hand numbness.

2017 · 1 incident

2015 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking from personal vehicle to office and tripped over a small taper at scales, hitting forehead on ground and causing a contusion.

June 29, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEG PAIN/STIFFNESS IN KNEE FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE FEELING A "POP" AND BURNING SENSATION DOWN KNEE AND MID SHIN

2011 · 1 incident

2010 · 1 incident

June 17, 2010 OR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee had a stress related condition requiring him to be removed form the mine site.

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