Mining Incidents

REED PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
tangent, Marion County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3502968

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2001–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
206
citations
26
significant & substantial
$48,754
proposed penalties
$44,017
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 14,803 1 0 67.6
2025 Q2 8,106 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,391 1 0 96.2
2024 Q4 5,568 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,547 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,798 1 0 128.2
2023 Q4 12,886 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,295 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

19 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 22, 2026 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tunnel feeder had concrete chunks get stuck on crossbeams and needed to be removed before any more material is fed into the feeder. Employee took a 12lbs sledgehammer and tried to break material, this did not work. After this task the Employee felt pain in their right hand. Employee did not report the pain until 03/27/2026 at 630am after medical treatment

2025 · 1 incident

September 16, 2025 OR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Fall onto or against objects

Team member was assisting rolling pipes on the dredge. Tool became disengaged when team member went to pull down on handle, causing them to lose balance and fall backwards onto a metal box.

2024 · 1 incident

September 4, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Team member was tying a boat up when their left hand was caught between the metal railings, resulting in fracture.

2023 · 1 incident

January 18, 2023 OR · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Accident type, without injuries

An electrical fire in the MCC initiated upon startup of operational controls. Damage includes a total loss of MCC and appurtenant wiring/electrical systems. No persons were injured.

2018 · 1 incident

August 14, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 8/16/18, MINER REPORTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE BACK PAIN AFTER SITTING IN A CHAIR WHILE OPERATING THE DREDGE ON 8/14/18, FOLLOWED BY A 12 HR SHIFT PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON 8/15/18. MINER INITIALLY REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR AND A GROUP OF MORE THAN FIVE OTHER MINERS THAT BACK PAIN WAS NOT RELATED TO WORK CONDITIONS.

2016 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting an eye on the end of cable. Cable slipped out of employee's hands, striking EE on the chin and causing lacerations to chin and breaking tooth.

January 26, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a utility knife to cut the tip off tube of silicone and sliced thumb.

2011 · 1 incident

May 12, 2011 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was replacing a 10" diameter pipe that went through the catwalk (expanded metal) that he was working on. After he removed the pipe and co-workers were raising the new pipe, the employee turned to retrieve an air hose and his left leg fell into the 10" hole in the catwalk where the old pipe used to be.

2007 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

March 28, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Working on a Ty-rock shaker, miss-stepped on ladder coming off; slipped and landed on right knee.

2004 · 2 incidents

November 29, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was bent over dragging hose under conveyor. Hose became stuck. Employee pulled hard to dislodge it and felt a pulling sensation in his lower back that gradually became painful during remainder of shift.

September 26, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While trying to remove a piece of metal from the dredge cutter head, the piece of metal popped out suddenly, striking employee on the cheek.

2003 · 2 incidents

May 15, 2003 OR · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING A SAMPLE OF 10-0 WITH SAMPLE TRAY SHE SET TRAY ON OTHER SIDE OF BELT & PULLED THROUGH-STREAM OF MATERIAL WHILE PULLING IT THROUGH,SOMETHING GOT CAUGHT ON THE TRAY, FLIPPING IT UP AND PINCHING HER FINGER BETWEEN THE SAMPLER AND BELT CAUSING THE CUT FINGER.

April 3, 2003 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck by falling object

LOADING 4' X 6' WIRE SCREEN, APPROXIMATELY 40 POUNDS, ONTO SERVICE TRUCK, MISSED, RACK DROPPED ONTO LEFT FOOT, MISSING STEEL TOE OF BOOT. PUNCTURED HOLE THROUGH BOOT AND INTO FOOT.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Fall from machine

STEPPING BACK TO DISMOUNT FROM LOADER AND TRIPPED ON THE BUCKET OF THE YARD LOADER. FELL BACK AND LANDED ON BACK OF LEFT SHOULDER.

2001 · 3 incidents