Mining Incidents

KEIZER PIT & PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Keizer, Marion County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3500503

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
112
citations
19
significant & substantial
$13,433
proposed penalties
$13,433
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 1,223 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 695 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,573 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,152 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,758 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,475 1 0 404.0
2024 Q2 2,413 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 628 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

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

August 8, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Team Member complained of chest pain before suddenly becoming unresponsive. Bystanders administered CPR and they were transported to the hospital.

2018 · 1 incident

October 2, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sprained back while working in the yard.

2016 · 1 incident

January 5, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operating 744 loader, cleaning dump site, stockpiling and loading trucks.

2007 · 1 incident

August 6, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Keizer Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving haul truck and claims to have hit some bumps which resulted in his leg going numb. He continued working without informing supervisor. He returned to work the next day, informed supervisor that leg was too painful to work, and was sent for medical treatment. Physician recommended physical therapy for muscle strain. Employee returned to work 8/9/2007.

2005 · 1 incident

June 10, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Keizer Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck by flying object

DIGGING WITH EXCAVATOR IN POND, EAR ON BUCKET SNAPPED AND FLEW INTO CAB AND STRUCK IN FOREHEAD.