Mining Incidents

FISHER ISLAND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Corvallis, Benton County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3500463

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
76
citations
9
significant & substantial
$10,615
proposed penalties
$9,479
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,048 1 0 488.3
2025 Q3 1,304 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,556 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,201 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,478 2 0 575.0
2024 Q2 934 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,555 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,975 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2023 · 1 incident

September 18, 2023 OR · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Individual sustained a 5cm laceration to left forearm while performing maintenance with a 4.5" grinder. Grinding wheel became bound in material while individual was cutting a weld, causing the grinder to accelerate forward into their arm.

2018 · 1 incident

2016 · 1 incident

July 21, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Smashed finger connecting u-joints while installing drive line.

2009 · 1 incident

September 15, 2009 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a water hose and knife collapsed, cutting right index finger.

2006 · 1 incident

July 20, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While loading a roll of Petra Matt onto rippers of a dozer, employee felt strain in back and left arm

2005 · 1 incident

October 24, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped off of truck and turned to shut the door and twisted his knee.

2004 · 1 incident

June 30, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While trying to move a metal feed disc into place, the prybar slipped out while his right hand was under it. Resulted in 3 stitches.

2003 · 1 incident

August 18, 2003 OR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck against stationary object

EE SCRATCHED HIS LEG WHEN HE BUMPED INTO A BENCH AT HIS WORK STATION. HE GOT HOME AND NOTICED IT IN THE SHOWER, IT WAS INFLAMED AND HE TREATED IT. NEXT DAY AT WORK EE DEVELOPED A FEVER AND IN FLAMATION CONTINUED TO GROW. HE WENT TO DR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CELLULITOUS BACTERIA. WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT AND TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS ADMINISTERED BY IV.