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WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Seaside, Clatsop County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503321

WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #1 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1989–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
74
citations
9
significant & substantial
$21,124
proposed penalties
$10,613
paid to date
50% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,511 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
689
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: 689 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #1 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 9 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-07.
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 1,079 2 0 1853.6
2025 Q3 2,614 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 234 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 875 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,144 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,943 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,013 1 0 496.8
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,193 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,622 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,190 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,645 1 0 378.1
2022 Q4 2,436 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,456 2 0 814.3
2022 Q2 2,092 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,269 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,847 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,482 2 0 805.8
2021 Q2 2,399 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,212 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,097 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,166 1 0 315.9
2020 Q2 4,395 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,451 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,496 2 0 801.3
2019 Q3 4,356 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,688 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,761 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,184 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,268 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,422 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,594 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,032 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,480 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 911 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,092 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,785 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,553 3 0 1175.1
2016 Q2 2,874 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,627 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,428 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,570 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,985 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,199 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,651 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,126 6 2 2822.2
2014 Q1 2,185 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,905 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,125 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,168 2 1 479.8
2013 Q1 3,038 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,265 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,373 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,519 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,277 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,626 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 186 2 0 10752.7
2010 Q4 2,278 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,305 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 974 2 1 2053.4
2010 Q1 42 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 877 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,183 3 0 1374.3
2009 Q2 2,040 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 953 9 1 9443.9
2008 Q4 1,823 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,549 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,223 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,975 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,134 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,778 5 1 1323.5
2007 Q2 2,985 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,530 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,474 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,160 1 0 316.5
2006 Q2 3,324 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,116 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,412 2 0 829.2
2005 Q3 4,044 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,517 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,202 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,159 4 0 775.3
2004 Q3 6,246 2 0 320.2
2004 Q2 4,877 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,577 2 0 559.1
2003 Q4 3,652 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,603 3 0 832.6
2003 Q2 3,157 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,827 3 0 783.9
2002 Q4 2,777 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,632 2 0 550.7
2002 Q2 3,970 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,992 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,630 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,589 3 1 835.9
2001 Q2 4,480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,154 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,294 4 0 635.5
2000 Q3 12,534 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 18,913 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,538 5 2 524.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 4, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading holes, he reached out to his right, to grab a 50# bag of ANFO and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He strained his lower back.

2004 · 1 incident

March 2, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was standing still and then bent over and twisted to take a measurement off of a piece of equipment, heard a loud pop and was then in severe pain in his lower back.

1994 · 1 incident

March 5, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S2-F Corp · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS TAKING A PART LOSE WITH A CHISEL ANDIT SLIPPED BACK, STRIKING HIM NEAR THE RIGHT EYECUTTING THE SKIN. THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO SEE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND HAVE SOME BLURRED VISION.

1993 · 1 incident

July 12, 1993 OR · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S2-F Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP CRUSHER IN ROCK QUARRY. WHILE PULLING ON THE DROP BOX ON THE CONVEYOR BELT, HE STRAINED HIS BACK. DROP BOX AND CONVEYOR IS HEAVY AND EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE HAD HELP.

1991 · 1 incident

August 10, 1991 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
S2-F Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING UP SCREEN PLANT TIGHTING BOLT WITH AIR GUN TOP OF BOLT HEAD HAD A CHIP IN IT BOLT SPUN IN PALM OF HAND CAUSING LACERATIONS

1990 · 1 incident

June 13, 1990 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S2-F Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS CLEANING OUT HOPPER UNDER GRIZZLY WITH LONG BAR,WORKER WAS LIFTING,PULLING AND PRYING WITH LONG BAR.WORKER WAS USING HIS BACK MORE THAN HIS LEGS AND STRAINED A MUSCLE.EMPLOYEE DID N OT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 06-19-90 HAD WORK UP TO THAT TIME.WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THIS INJURY UNRIL AFTER HE HAD RETURNED TO WORK.

1989 · 1 incident

June 29, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
S2-F Corp · Struck by flying object

HYDRAULIC HAMMERING OF ROCK CHIP FLEW UP & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE

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