EE SAYS WHILE OPERATING A KOMATSU 500 LOADER AT JOBSITE, HE DROVE THROUGH AN UNSEEN POTHOLE. HE WAS THROWN UPWARD IN THE SEAT. HE CAME BACK DOWN AND HIS FOOT HIT THE THROTTLE, PROPELLING THE MACHINE FORWARD & THE REAR TIRE HIT THE POTHOLE & THREW HIM UPWARDS AGAIN. HIS NECK & UPPER BACK & LEFT ARM HAVE BEEN CAUSING HIM PAIN EVER SINCE.
DEER ISLAND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal
Morse Brothers Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Knife River Corporation
Deer island,
Columbia County,
OR
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3502885
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,151
proposed penalties
$3,151
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 5,776 | 3 | 0 | 519.4 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 5,482 | 5 | 0 | 912.1 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,344 | 4 | 2 | 630.5 |
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 file2004 · 1 incident
Morse Brothers Inc · No Value Found
2001 · 1 incident
May 21, 2001
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Morse Brothers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OVER TIME EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT WRIST.
2000 · 3 incidents
October 10, 2000
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morse Brothers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE REPLACING A PIECE OF PVC LINE, EE TWISTED HIS BACK.
March 17, 2000
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Morse Brothers Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LEANING DOWN LOOKING AT PIECE OF FEEDER HAD A SHARP PAIN GO THROUGH MIDSECTION AND TRIED TO STAND UP AND COULD NOT.
February 10, 2000
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morse Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5 FOOT LONG PRY BAR TRYING TO BEND A SKIRT BOARD ON A CONVEYOR # CC2 WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HIS THUMB WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE BAR. THOUGHT ONLY BRUISED, BUT CONTINUED TO BE PAINFUL, SAW DR. HESAID IT WAS BROKEN.