Mining Incidents

Canby Sand & Gravel DBA CalPortland Metal/Non-Metal

CalPortland Company · Surface
Controlled by Taiheiyo Cement Corp
Canby, Clackamas County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3500497

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
282
citations
69
significant & substantial
$201,167
proposed penalties
$132,028
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 6,268 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,763 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,550 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,875 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 496 1 0 2016.1
2024 Q1 6,102 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,993 1 0 143.0
2023 Q3 6,601 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

13 on file

2025 · 1 incident

September 22, 2025 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalPortland Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A miner smasher their thumb installing the end plate of a torque converter

2023 · 1 incident

February 21, 2023 OR · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalPortland Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

the worker's wrist was pinned when they unbolted a plant part, causing a sprain

2019 · 1 incident

July 8, 2019 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
CalPortland Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Our employee suffered a fatal heart attack while operating a front end loader at the mine.

2018 · 1 incident

February 23, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Weather was cold at 36 degrees. Crew was rebuilding crusher cone. Employee tripped and fell on un-leveled ground and hurt right shoulder.

2017 · 1 incident

November 10, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck against stationary object

Removing grease lid from barrel. EE cut right index finger on edge of grease barrel. The barrel was on crusher service truck. EE received five stitches on right index finger.

2012 · 1 incident

March 13, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Unbolting chute while sliding it into place it slipped pinning hand between chute and hoper below. Put bandage on hand & went back to work. EE called me Sunday 3/25/12 to tell me he was going to have his hand x-rayed. I had no notification he was having problems till Sunday.

2009 · 1 incident

July 7, 2009 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck against stationary object

He was working at the pit line area, flinging 2x4 wood boards out of the way. A splinter from one of the boards entered the underside skin of his left hand middle finger. He removed splinter right away on 7/7/09, but on 7/16/09 it looked infected so he went to doctor on 7/16/09, after work. It was cleaned & antibiotic prescribed.

2008 · 2 incidents

March 6, 2008 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by flying object

Wind blowing - cutting pipe with saw. Wind blew a sliver into right eye. Doctor dug it out.

January 4, 2008 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Worker removed guarding attempting to clean tail roll with shovel.

2007 · 1 incident

September 14, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Fall from machine

The conveyor that the employee was on was wet. When he stepped down to get to the walkway his foot slipped on railing causing him to loose balance, falling to the walk about 3 feet from belt.

2006 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing down of feed belt #16 at tailend, twist lower back and strained lower back. belt was damp but not a factor. just stepped or twisted wrong way.

August 8, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was clearing brush. He rammed a cottonwood ple through window of track excavator. While he was cleaning the glass out of hinges on excavator pulling rubber that broke free sliced elbow (right arm) on broken glass windshield. Cut was 2 1/2 inches and required 13 stitches at hospital.

2001 · 1 incident

February 2, 2001 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Canby Sand & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STRAINED RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHILE PULLING CONVEYOR BELT AROUND TAIL PULLY