Oregon Plant — Accidents

Total: 70 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Two maintenance employees were adding a return roller and brackets to BC-124. While putting the roller into the brackets one side went in with ease. That employee then went to help EE's partner by lif...
03/13/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 16d restricted Employee was going to help clean at the top of the penthouse. While walking to the area one of the plugs for a clean out hole was laying on the catwalk and the employee tripped over the plug and hit...
12/19/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While shutting down to change a roller the torch for BC-61 was not shut down properly causing the belt to catch on fire and the fire department was called and had the fire was out at 4:50AM.
03/28/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder and slipped and lost balance while grinding. Employee received an injury to right index finger which required 3 stitches.
06/21/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a club car in the quarry when they reached for their radio releasing the steering wheel, which caused the wheel to spin hard to the left. When the employee attempted to correct th...
03/10/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Dryer operator was using a mini skid to perform general cleanup of the Dryer Building. While traveling in reverse, they pinched their little finger between the mini skid and an I-beam cross member...
09/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner lost footing while entering DR-02. When they went to catch themselves their left elbow came in contact with a sharp edge inside of the dryer drum. This caused a laceration and they received...
06/22/2022 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 6/22/22 at 9:00am a maintenance employee was tightening a bolt on the jaw crusher and the wind blew something into EE's eye. EE tried washing it out but was unsuccessful. The miner went to the loca...
03/23/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted The miner injured EE's knee while stepping across the wet screen to perform maintenance. The miner slipped when stepping from the top of the eccentric housing to a round support member.
01/25/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 124d lost, 115d restricted Employee was using a bar to try to unplug HO-18. It became plugged due to extreme cold weather and frozen chunks of sand. While trying to free the hopper of frozen sand employee strained left shoulder...
12/07/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost At approx. 3:15am the belt tender lit a torch on BC-09 then started walking to truck. While EE was walking to truck, EE lost footing and twisted ankle. EE called supervisor and reported the incident....
11/04/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 11/4/21 at 6:45am employee was leaving the trailer to drop off paperwork in the main office. While going down the stairs they missed the last step and fell to the ground. EE stated it was their fir...
01/25/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was tasked with cleaning frozen material from quarry hoppers. While using an ice scraper to free the material employee felt pain in shoulder and neck.
09/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 386d lost, 57d restricted Employee was attempting to clean out the sump hole at the west end of the reclaim building. When EE tried to lift the sump pump from the hole EE felt a pop in EE's right forearm. Employee reported the...
01/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee works in a position where frequent shoveling is required. EE's shoulder has been sore for a while and aggravated by shoveling. Is experiencing tingling in EE's arm when trying to sleep. W...
09/27/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None FLW was removing an idler pulley from a piece of tracked equipment. While striking the pulley with a 3# hammer a shard of metal came off of the hammer and struck the worker in upper thigh.
09/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a troughing roller on BC54 at the head end of the belt. While turning to pick up a bolt to fasten down the new assembly EE hit knee on the torque arm support for the reducer. Th...
01/26/2019 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 55d restricted Employee was thawing out bridged material above BC-107 and a large piece broke off. Employee pulled the torch back that EE was running and in doing so twisted shoulder. Required no medical attention a...
11/30/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 81d lost, 96d restricted Miner put ladder into a hopper to unplug frozen sand. Miner had fall protection on. Before standing on frozen sand the area was 'tested' with sledge hammer. The area gave way & miner fell 3 ft. Miner'...
08/18/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 123d restricted Miner was walking to the parking lot at the end of EE's shift. EE removed EE's half face respirator while enroute and took EE's eyes off the ground EE was walking on. As a consequence, EE tripped on t...
01/17/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was on a step ladder, approximately 5' High. Miner had 3 points of contact while attaching a hose. Miner twisted while installing the hose shifting EE's body weight causing the ladder to kick ou...
04/04/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted The employee was carrying a Screen eccentric on shoulder, while taking it off shoulder to load in the back of a pickup truck ee smashed middle finger on right hand between the tailgate and eccentric...
10/10/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted The employee was covering the end loader during the operators lunch and jarred their back. Employee went to the Chiropractor and was given light duty.
04/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 16d restricted Employee was attempting to clean out auger when EE's left index finger came in contact with the auger blade lacerating tip. First aid and medical treatment was provided. The index finger was partially...
11/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost The employee felt a pain in his shoulder while exiting a man hole. This was not re-portable until 10/11/16 when the employee had to have surgery.
11/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 9d restricted Original incident happened on 11/13/2014, has now become an MSHA reportable as of 07/09/2015. Employee was working in a warehouse storage building used for spare parts. He went to open a large spring...
09/14/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to remove head pulley lagging on a conveyor, as he was turning the pulley by use of drive belts, his finger became caught in the motor sheave, since conveyor had a back/stop sheav...
04/04/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN MOBILE MAINTENANCE SHOP AS AN ASSISTANT. A MAINTENANCE TRUCK WAS ON THE HOIST AND EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WITH/80/90 GREASE. FILLING WAS COMPLETE AND HE DUCKE...
12/16/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Injured employee was performing his normal belt tending job. Some of the conveyor belts stopped running and employee had to turn the LP gas off which was heating the conveyor belts. He got out of th...
05/08/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee electrician was splitting telephone wire with a utility knife, he was splitting wire by pulling the utility knife towards him, in doing so the knife slipped and cut employee in the abdomen re...
01/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost ORIGINAL INJURY WAS REPORTED TO MSHA ON 10/3/2011 ON FORM 7000-1. RETURN TO FULL DUTY REPORT WAS SENT IN ON 09/04/2012. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE HAS INJURED HIS SHOULDER AGAIN AND HAS BEEN PUT ON RESTRICT...
01/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT A SAND SAMPLER 2"" PIPE OF WET SAND, ONE EMPLOYEE WAS UP ONE LEVEL AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS AT BOTTOM OF THE PIPE TO BE CLEANED OUT. AS UPPER EMPLOYEE WAS RODDING...
11/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying 24""x24"" sheets of roof siding. While carrying pieces of this sheeting a piece fell onto the catwalk he was walking on. Employee did not notice he had dropped a piece and steppe...
06/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 33d restricted Employee was picking up (2) 50lb. bags of sand from a pallet, as employee was lifting bags he felt a popping in his stomach area. He continued to carry bags to bagging building loading door to be loa...
05/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO RE-RAIL A RAIL ROAD CAR. RE-RAILING EQUIPMENT WAS BEING PUT INTO PLACE AND RAIL ROAD SPIKES WERE DRIVEN INTO RAILROAD TIES. AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SPIKE THE SPIKE CAME OUT O...
03/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 40d restricted Maint. needed to be performed in quarry, so production supervisor fueled welder which was mounted in back of pick-up truck. When finished he stepped down from back of pick-up with his right leg. Once...
10/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to move a Drisco Pipe 6"" Dia X 22'8"" in Length with steel flanges on both ends. Steel flange on pipe caught on floor, from a steel block measuring 6""x6"" square and sticking up 1/...
10/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 220d lost, 15d restricted Employee was bagging 100lb bags from a bag conveyor to pallets, while stacking bags he felt a pain in his right shoulder area.
09/17/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted EE was working on uneven quarry floor. He is not sure what caused injury in his words, more of a cummlative injury by being jostled in the endloader cab.
01/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was exiting F-250 pickup truck-while stepping down he slipped on ice striking his back and ribs on running board. This was reported but did not become reportable until 1/20/10
01/04/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Due to the heart attack, the operator was not in controll of the truck and ran into the cut wall causing minor damage to the front of the truck. This occured while performing overburden work at the mi...
12/19/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost EE had just put a ladder in back of a pick up truck as he was walking to the drivers door he slipped on the ice and fell. A light dusting of snow had fallen and covered the ice.
09/28/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted Employee was working from South Quarry stockpile with endloader. While backing from pile tire entered uneven area swaying endloader. At this time employee felt pain in his right side lower back.
01/13/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injury was working on dryer line 3 with other empoyee. After lunch. He went back up the stairs and started across the elevated walkway. As he crossed the walkway, the grating shifted and he fell appro...
01/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted EE was performing clean up work with a shovel and wheel barrow, EE was walking behind line #3 cooler when he slipped and fell, EE slipped on the thin layer of ice. EE struck his back when falling on...
06/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was cutting weeds on hill beside belt conveyor #11 with hand held gas weed eater. He stepped into a hole twisting and straining his right knee. (Note knee surgery May 1, 2009)
02/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee had completed tying up 4"" rubber hose with 1/4"" nylon rope. He turned to leave area and stepped onto 4' high toe board or toe guard. He fell when his right foot became partially stuck in sm...
02/01/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding the edges of a roll crusher, while adjusting his welding hood he exposed himself to welding flash from surrounding equipment.
12/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was walking down steps inside control booth. He was wearing ice creepers on his feet and had not taken them off when he entered the building. His foot slipped on a step twisting his right ank...
06/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 101d lost, 22d restricted EE was helping co-worker close door on box car. Door moved a couple of feet, became stuck. EE then pulled on the door with both hands. The door traveled a couple of inches, stuck again. When the door...