Western Rock Reduction Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SURGERY IN 1972 RIGHT KNEE - DIAGNOSED ACCUMULATED TRAMA TOTAL RIGHT KNEE REPLACEMENT, ARTHRITIS IN LEFT KNEE, BOTH HIPS AND BACK DUE TO WEAK RIGHT KNEE.
Western Rock Reduction Portable: 95 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Western Rock Reduction Portable has $69K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1988–2000
- Latest incident
- May 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
27
significant & substantial
$68,567
proposed penalties
$32,881
paid to date
48% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $35,686 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
495
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: 495 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Western Rock Reduction Portable has $69K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.$69K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $51K in penalties contested before the Commission, $15K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-09-16.
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.28.7%
significant & substantial
11.7%
high negligence or reckless
28.7%
reasonably likely or greater
76.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.4% low, 80.9% moderate, 11.7% 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.
12
citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
- Settled 12 · 100%
100%
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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
71%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$51K proposed, $15K 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 2012-08-08.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2008-1230M | Settlement | Barbour | 2010 | $45K → $10K |
| WEST 2006-255M | Settlement | Manning | 2006 | $5K → $5K |
| WEST 2012-1301M | Settlement | Simonton | 2013 | $200 → $200 |
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: 2009-08-05, 17 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
7
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
- Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (7)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-05 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.23 | Bulldozer Operator | ||
| 2009-08-05 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.38 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2009-08-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2004-03-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.39 | 1.13 | 0.35 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
| 2004-03-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.42 | 1.02 | 0.41 | Cleanup Man |
| 2004-03-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.52 | 1.35 | 0.39 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2002-05-10 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.29 | 0.63 | 0.46 | Dry Screen Plant 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.
Western Rock Reduction Portable recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
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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.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Oregon, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 4.22 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.
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
- Western Rock Reduction Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Western Rock Reduction Portable sits in Jackson County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Jackson County, Oregon · Population 222,563
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,443
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 8333.3 |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,338 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,247 | 2 | 1 | 1603.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,090 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,129 | 2 | 2 | 484.4 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,721 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,709 | 5 | 3 | 1061.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,119 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,653 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,957 | 5 | 1 | 1263.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,456 | 1 | 1 | 686.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,043 | 14 | 8 | 4600.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,686 | 1 | 0 | 271.3 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,659 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 5,687 | 7 | 0 | 1230.9 |
| 2005 Q4 | 5,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 7,573 | 10 | 1 | 1320.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,993 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,758 | 18 | 6 | 2663.5 |
| 2004 Q3 | 6,666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,099 | 9 | 2 | 2904.2 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,685 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,709 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,778 | 8 | 1 | 4499.4 |
| 2003 Q1 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,687 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,096 | 4 | 0 | 784.9 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,002 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,276 | 1 | 0 | 159.3 |
| 2001 Q2 | 6,014 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,434 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 5,020 | 5 | 0 | 996.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 6,478 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file2000 · 2 incidents
April 19, 2000
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Reduction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE BENT OVER PICKED UP A SMALL ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING AND FELT SHARP NECK PAIN WHEN HE RELEASED BELT.
1998 · 1 incident
June 5, 1998
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Reduction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE LOADING CONVERY LEGS IN LOADER BUCKET I TWISTED WRONG.
1997 · 3 incidents
November 12, 1997
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Western Rock Reduction Company · Struck by falling object
WAS SHOVELING BY ROCK CRUSHER AND ROCK FLIPPED OFF THE SCREEN OR THE CONVEYOR. DO NOT KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM. IT FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE BACK OF SHOULDERS AND BACK OF NECK.
October 21, 1997
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Reduction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STRAIGHTENING OUT 1" BAR, BAR ROLLED & PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BAR & GROUND.
September 2, 1997
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Reduction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CAUGHT SCRAPER BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND RETURN ROLLER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LOOSE. HURT RIGHT HAND AND THUMB.
1995 · 1 incident
March 2, 1995
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Reduction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS GOING UP LADDER ON 966F LOADER. LEANED OUTWARD & KICKED MUD OFF BOOTS & FELT PULL ON LOWER BACK MUSCLE. SAT IN LOADER SEAT & WAS PAINFUL.
1989 · 1 incident
April 14, 1989
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Reduction Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE I,NAME WAS PUTTING THE JAW CRUSHER IN POSITION, A STEEL PLATE USED FOR THE STAND FELL FROM THE CRUSHER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD, CAUSING A CUT AND A BUMP. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HARD HAT WHICH IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT, IN OUR COMPANY POLICY.
1988 · 3 incidents
Western Rock Reduction Company · Struck by falling object
HE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK FALLING OFF THE TOP OF THE SCREEN. THE ROCK HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE HE WAS GOING INTO THE VAN.
July 12, 1988
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Reduction Company · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS CHECKING OIL WHEN THE LATCH BROKE ON THE HOOD AND IT FELL AND HIT HER ON THE BACK OF HEAD
April 25, 1988
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Western Rock Reduction Company · Struck by flying object
INJURED WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER TO GRIND WELD FROM PENEL HITCH THE GRINDING DISC BLEW UP AND CUT HIS SHOULDER AND FOREARM