WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #4 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1995–2015
Latest incident
Oct 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
94
citations
14
significant & substantial
$10,140
proposed penalties
$9,219
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $921 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: 598 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 #4 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
91 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-12-07.
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.
17citations taken to the federal commission · 18% of citations on record
Settled
11 · 65%
Stood as issued
6 · 35%
25%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
44%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $1K 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 2021-09-14.
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: 2019-12-19, 6 years ago
17%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz61 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Show the individual readings (18)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2017-01-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.31
1
1.31
Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-12-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2019-12-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-07-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.23
1.41
0.87
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-07-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Building Repair/Maint.
2017-03-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-01-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Building Repair/Maint.
2005-12-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-12-07
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
Truck Driver
2005-12-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.51
1.87
0.27
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-03-31
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Utility Man
2005-03-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
1.2
0.13
Truck Driver
2005-03-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2005-03-31
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.08
1.12
0.96
Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-03-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
1.07
0.26
Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-03-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-03-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-03-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Truck Driver
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 #4 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ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
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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
16.08
0.00
0.000
2001 *
16.08
8.04
0.000
2000 *
4.20
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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
2024
0
2023
0
2022
0
2021
2
2020
1
2019
2
2018
3
2017
3
2016
2
2015
2
2014
3
2013
5
2012
6
2011
3
2010
3
2009
5
2008
7
2007
6
2006
8
2005
13
2004
10
2003
10
2002
12
2001
11
2000
23
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #4 sits in Yamhill 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.
Yamhill County, Oregon · Population 108,122
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$87,084
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
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
0
0
0
2022 Q3
0
0
0
Show 90 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q2
0
0
0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
653
2
0
3062.8
2021 Q3
776
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
681
3
0
4405.3
2021 Q1
861
3
0
3484.3
2020 Q4
582
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
864
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
604
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
608
4
0
6578.9
2019 Q4
664
3
1
4518.1
2019 Q3
439
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,206
2
0
1658.4
2019 Q1
559
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
925
1
0
1081.1
2018 Q3
1,152
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,752
1
0
570.8
2018 Q1
1,174
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,019
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
895
2
0
2234.6
2017 Q2
1,147
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,610
2
1
1242.2
2016 Q4
828
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
726
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
936
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
510
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
801
1
1
1248.4
2015 Q3
584
1
0
1712.3
2015 Q2
858
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
582
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
503
8
0
15904.6
2014 Q3
333
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
555
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
961
4
2
4162.3
2013 Q4
1,443
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
440
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
315
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
973
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
477
3
1
6289.3
2012 Q3
463
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
446
2
0
4484.3
2012 Q1
478
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
289
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
954
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
484
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
847
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,365
1
0
732.6
2010 Q3
2,017
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,037
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,416
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,722
2
1
1161.4
2009 Q3
2,565
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,106
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,575
4
0
2539.7
2008 Q4
2,714
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,525
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,437
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,910
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,202
2
0
624.6
2007 Q3
3,016
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,344
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,080
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,868
5
1
1743.4
2006 Q3
3,737
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,093
4
0
977.3
2006 Q1
4,196
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
5,072
2
0
394.3
2005 Q3
5,567
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
7,464
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
5,062
2
0
395.1
2004 Q4
5,330
3
1
562.9
2004 Q3
5,418
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,164
1
0
193.6
2004 Q1
3,425
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,880
3
1
773.2
2003 Q3
6,309
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
5,977
7
1
1171.2
2003 Q1
4,768
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
5,778
2
0
346.1
2002 Q3
7,754
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
6,570
2
0
304.4
2002 Q1
4,774
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,442
4
1
735.0
2001 Q3
7,921
2
0
252.5
2001 Q2
6,100
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,417
6
2
1107.6
2000 Q4
6,047
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
19,042
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
13,424
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
9,161
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
May 5, 1997OR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFatality · OTHER
WORK ACTIVITIES OF VICTIM AT TIME OF ACCIDENT ARE NOT KNOWN. BELEIVED HE WAS GOING OUT TO FLOATING PUMP TO WIRE PUMP MOTOR TO POWER CABEL. OTHER EMPS ON PROPWRTY SAW EMPTY BOAT ON POND AND WEN T TO LOOK FOR HIM. DIVERS FOUND HIM 20' FROM SHORE IN ABOUT 15' OF WATER ON POND SIDE NEAR TRUCK.
Reportable incidents
13 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2015 · 1 incident
October 29, 2015OR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baker Rock Resources · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee performing a pre-shift start up and while opening inspection doors to check shoes left door bound up. While positioning himself to get a second hand and better grip on the door to apply more force to try and overcome the bind, the door fell back down on his right index finger. Employee went to emergency room and received 11 stitches but is back to work on modified duty.
2007 · 2 incidents
February 22, 2007OR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
On 02.22 on employee's way home from work, he rubbed his L eye, & felt like something was in it. At home he checked it & did not see anything in it. On 02.23 when he woke up, his L eye felt scratchy when he blinked. He washed his face, then felt okay & he went to work. On 02.24 when he woke, his L eye felt scratchy, it was red & irritated, & he also saw something in his eye.
January 8, 2007OR · Metal/Non-Metalbelt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While changing the anvils in the crusher, EE struck anvil to loosen it and a chip of metal broke off at a high rate of speed, embedding in his right forearm.
March 20, 2006OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While lowering the lid onto crusher employee was helping rotate the lid into position. As the lid lowered employee's left arm was caught between the lid and tub, in an upright position.
2004 · 2 incidents
July 28, 2004OR · Metal/Non-Metalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementOTHER
CONCRETE BLOCKS USED FOR TEMPORARY STEPS AT PORTABLE OFFICE BUILDING SHIFTED WHILE I WAS EXITING BUILDING CAUSING ME TO FALL, SEPARATING MY LEFT SHOULDER.
August 7, 2001OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
PRYING ON A GATE WITH A BAR, BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER.
1995 · 1 incident
August 17, 1995OR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS