Mining Incidents

WHETSTONE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by MDU Resources Group Inc
MEDFORD, Jackson County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503469

WHETSTONE has $55 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
4
Years on record
1999–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
6
inspections on record
52
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: 52 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WHETSTONE has $55 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-02-08.
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
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 652 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 721 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,326 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,738 0 0 0.0
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 3,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,364 1 0 423.0
2000 Q4 9,710 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,155 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,196 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,442 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 1 incident

July 23, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogue Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLOSING AN INSPECTION LID THE WORKER FORGET TO TAKE HIS PRY BAR OUT OF THE HANDLE. THE BAR STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK.

2000 · 1 incident

April 7, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Rogue Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A SKID STEER LOADER, THE WORKER HIT A BUMP, CAUSING THE LOADER TO BUCK BACK AND FORTH CAUSING A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND NECK.

1999 · 2 incidents

December 11, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Rogue Aggregates Inc · Flash burns (welding)

THE WORKERS HAND BURNT WHILE HE WAS HOLDING UP A PIECE OF METAL TO BE CUT WITH A TORCH, HE RECEIVED A SECOND DEGREE BURN.

July 8, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogue Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE WORKER WAS CLEANING AROUND THE PLANT. HE STOOD UP A 55 GALLON DRUM AND MOVED IT ABOUT 20'WHEN HE STRAINED HIMSELF.

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