Mining Incidents

Rivergate Metal/Non-Metal

Gilmour and Company · Facility
St. Johns, Multnomah County, OR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3503659

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2007–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
124
citations
19
significant & substantial
$18,979
proposed penalties
$18,979
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 3,620 2 0 552.5
2025 Q2 3,945 2 1 507.0
2025 Q1 3,195 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,870 1 0 258.4
2024 Q2 4,504 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,493 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,763 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,501 2 0 444.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2024 · 1 incident

September 11, 2024 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While restacking pallets of damaged hydrated lime bags on 09/11/24, the miner felt a strain in EE's back.

2019 · 1 incident

August 22, 2019 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gilmour and Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Contract Truck Driver was injured when EE fell over tightening the load straps.

2018 · 1 incident

September 28, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was climbing down a ladder when they felt something enter their right eye. EE was wearing all required PPE. EE immediately reported the issue and began flushing eye with saline eye wash solution. After a couple of hours of eye washing, Site manager suggested that the EE go to the clinic to get checked out. EE was prescribed Prednisolone eye wash solution.

2017 · 1 incident

June 23, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gilmour and Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was cleaning at end of shift. EE was sweeping up Hydrated lime with a squeegee and a dust bin when lime from the pile became airborne due to the dust bin adjusting quickly and a small amount of dust got into the employee's eyes. The employee did not report any injury until Sunday 06/25/2017 @ 10:50 am. Employee was instructed to visit a clinic and then file a report.

2015 · 2 incidents

July 14, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A small amount lime dust fell from buildup on an overhead guard and entered the employee's eye even though the employee was wearing eye and head protection. (High-viz type 1 Hardhat, Safety glasses with side-shields and foam guard inserts on the lens.) Employee was seen by an ophthalmologist and prescribed hydrocodone to relive the pain from the scratches to the cornea.

February 12, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Gilmour and Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was doing pre-shift stretches when he felt pain in his lower back.

2014 · 1 incident

October 3, 2014 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Gilmour and Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped on a discarded plastic covering while attempting to pull a new roll of 5mil. shrink wrap bags off the pallet they were sitting on; while performing this action, employee slipped on the discarded plastic covering, straining his back.

2013 · 1 incident

January 18, 2013 OR · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Working at lime plant, Workers were in all their PPE. Air born lime dust got on workers skin and then into his eye causing irritation. As a preventative measure eye was flushed and he was sent to the clinic to be checked. They flushed they eye some more and sent him to the eye clinic to make sure there was no damage. He was given prescription eye drops and was released.

2012 · 3 incidents

July 20, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gilmour and Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a crescent wrench to tighten a bolt when he felt pain in his right wrist.

July 19, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting sack on to pallet when he felt pain in his upper left back. Sack weighed 35lbs.

April 26, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was pulling plastic bag off of roll, the bracket for the roll broke causing the roll to fall approximately 3 feet down onto the employees left foot.

2011 · 1 incident

March 21, 2011 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was packing 35# sacks at the packer station when a bag blew off of the spout. When this happened, employee reached to push the stop button to stop the flow of material and his arm came in contact with the stream hydrated lime causing material to deflect up and around his safety glasses and into his right eye.

2010 · 1 incident

February 4, 2010 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE and a co-worker of maintenance department, were working trying to install a power shaft into a tube on a 41 inch workbench. Co-worker was at one end of the tube, guiding the shaft so it did not score the inside of the tube. EE inadvertently used his middle back, instead of his whole body as one motion, to push the shaft into the tube, thereby causing the injury.

2009 · 1 incident

2007 · 1 incident

March 22, 2007 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gilmour and Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was unplugging a pipe with Hydrated lime when the material back flushed and entered the left eye above the side shield of his safety glasses.