Mining Incidents

WATERVIEW Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Deer Island, Columbia County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503605

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2010–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
96
citations
8
significant & substantial
$15,262
proposed penalties
$13,799
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 7,617 3 1 393.9
2025 Q3 4,962 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,639 1 0 177.3
2025 Q1 591 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 13,669 2 0 146.3
2024 Q3 10,959 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 1 0
2023 Q4 13,687 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

2024 · 1 incident

April 7, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal plumber, pipefitter, millwright HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Team member was removing washer bearing from back of log washing machine. While pushing the bearing flange through the wall, their finger was pinched between the wall and the flange causing a laceration to pinky finger which required stitches.

2020 · 1 incident

June 23, 2020 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Team member was walking on unstable ground. Sunk into mud up to knee, went to turn to grab a stable ladder and felt a pop in the right knee.

2018 · 1 incident

December 5, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Struck against a moving object

Miner was operating long stick excavator over a period of time and felt weakness, muscle burning and loss of feeling in right shoulder and arm. Miner lists the date of injury as early September but did not report it to employer until 12/05/2018 and first sought medical treatment on 12/15/2018. Attending physician has listed injury as right arm pain and hand numbness.

2017 · 1 incident

2015 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking from personal vehicle to office and tripped over a small taper at scales, hitting forehead on ground and causing a contusion.

June 29, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEG PAIN/STIFFNESS IN KNEE FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE FEELING A "POP" AND BURNING SENSATION DOWN KNEE AND MID SHIN

2011 · 1 incident

2010 · 1 incident

June 17, 2010 OR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee had a stress related condition requiring him to be removed form the mine site.