WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #1 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
$10,915
paid to date
52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,209 gap.
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 $0 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
$0
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
Of $17K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
22citations taken to the federal commission · 30% of citations on record
Settled
15 · 68%
Stood as issued
1 · 5%
Vacated or withdrawn
6 · 27%
14%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 14 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
69%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$17K proposed, $5K 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 2019-12-31.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Health sampling
ⓘ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)
ⓘ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: 2025-02-19
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
13
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg8
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (13)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-02-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-07-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-07-09
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
10
0.01
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-06-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-06-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-12-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-12-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2014-12-11
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Cleanup Man
2012-03-21
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.21
Cleanup Man
2012-03-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-15
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-01-15
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Supervisor, Co. Official
2003-01-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader 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.
WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ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 4.77 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Oregon, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 5.29 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
4
2025
3
2024
5
2023
6
2022
5
2021
5
2020
6
2019
5
2018
5
2017
4
2016
4
2015
5
2014
5
2013
6
2012
4
2011
2
2010
4
2009
4
2008
5
2007
5
2006
4
2005
6
2004
8
2003
7
2002
6
2001
7
2000
18
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #1 sits in Clatsop County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Clatsop County, Oregon · Population 41,343
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$68,705
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
1,680
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
1,506
0
0
0.0
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
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
3,943
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,013
1
0
496.8
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
5
1
2351.8
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
2
0
916.2
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
3
2
314.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2007 · 1 incident
June 4, 2007OR · Metal/Non-Metalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeyHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.
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.
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.
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, 1991OR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
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, 1989OR · Metal/Non-MetalsuperintendentMACHINERY