Data / Mines / Crushed, broken basalt
Crushed, broken basalt mines in the US: 30 open mines
MSHA lists 30 open crushed, broken basalt mines in the US, run by 26 operators and employing 100 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 208 citations and orders there with $38,200 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 3 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are LJH Construction LLC; Big River Excavating; Basin Resources. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 30
- Operators
- 26
- Employees
- 100
- Intermittent
- 20
- Active
- 8
- New Mine
- 1
- Temporarily Idled
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 208
- Significant and substantial
- 30 (14.4%)
- Closure orders
- 6
- High negligence or reckless
- 8
- Proposed penalties
- $38,200
- Amount paid so far
- $35,867
- Inspections
- 171
- Inspector hours on site
- 766
- Citations per inspection
- 1.22 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 3
- Injury and illness cases
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 22, 2026
Operators with the most open mines
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJH Construction LLC | 3 | 10 | 19 | $3,899 | 0 |
| Big River Excavating | 2 | 4 | 11 | $1,757 | 0 |
| Basin Resources | 2 | 3 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| J L Storedahl & Sons Inc | 1 | 9 | 34 | $8,099 | 1 |
| HGC Inc | 1 | 6 | 20 | $2,922 | 0 |
| Lost Creek Rock Products LLC | 1 | 3 | 15 | $2,972 | 1 |
| Culligan Machinery & Contracting Inc. | 1 | 2 | 14 | $2,086 | 0 |
| Brothers Excavation & Construction, LLC | 1 | 4 | 12 | $860 | 0 |
| Taylor Northwest, LLC | 1 | 2 | 12 | $2,189 | 1 |
| B T U Block & Concrete Inc | 1 | 4 | 10 | $1,351 | 0 |
| Knife River Corporation Northwest | 1 | 12 | 8 | $3,062 | 0 |
| Merchem & Reed Gr. Co., Inc. | 1 | 5 | 8 | $1,207 | 0 |
| Gowel LLC | 1 | 3 | 7 | $1,567 | 0 |
| R &L Excavating, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 7 | $1,037 | 0 |
| North Pine Aggregate Inc. | 1 | 2 | 6 | $895 | 0 |
| Jones-Scott Company | 1 | 5 | 3 | $453 | 0 |
| Snake River Rock | 1 | 1 | 3 | $905 | 0 |
| Bne Investments Inc. | 1 | 2 | 2 | $302 | 0 |
| Star Stone Quarries | 1 | 3 | 2 | $328 | 0 |
| Arenero Estrella Inc | 1 | 5 | 1 | $504 | 0 |
| Bayview Gravel Pit LLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | $133 | 0 |
| Northwest Rock Inc | 1 | 4 | 1 | $151 | 0 |
| Teevin Bros. Land & Timber Company | 1 | 2 | 1 | $151 | 0 |
| Brumfield Construction, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| Grayson Carter and Son Contracting, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J L Storedahl & Sons Inc | 1 | 9 | 34 | $8,099 | 1 |
| HGC Inc | 1 | 6 | 20 | $2,922 | 0 |
| LJH Construction LLC | 3 | 10 | 19 | $3,899 | 0 |
| Lost Creek Rock Products LLC | 1 | 3 | 15 | $2,972 | 1 |
| Culligan Machinery & Contracting Inc. | 1 | 2 | 14 | $2,086 | 0 |
| Brothers Excavation & Construction, LLC | 1 | 4 | 12 | $860 | 0 |
| Taylor Northwest, LLC | 1 | 2 | 12 | $2,189 | 1 |
| Big River Excavating | 2 | 4 | 11 | $1,757 | 0 |
| B T U Block & Concrete Inc | 1 | 4 | 10 | $1,351 | 0 |
| Knife River Corporation Northwest | 1 | 12 | 8 | $3,062 | 0 |
| Merchem & Reed Gr. Co., Inc. | 1 | 5 | 8 | $1,207 | 0 |
| Gowel LLC | 1 | 3 | 7 | $1,567 | 0 |
| R &L Excavating, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 7 | $1,037 | 0 |
| North Pine Aggregate Inc. | 1 | 2 | 6 | $895 | 0 |
| Jones-Scott Company | 1 | 5 | 3 | $453 | 0 |
| Snake River Rock | 1 | 1 | 3 | $905 | 0 |
| Bne Investments Inc. | 1 | 2 | 2 | $302 | 0 |
| Star Stone Quarries | 1 | 3 | 2 | $328 | 0 |
| Basin Resources | 2 | 3 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Arenero Estrella Inc | 1 | 5 | 1 | $504 | 0 |
| Bayview Gravel Pit LLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | $133 | 0 |
| Northwest Rock Inc | 1 | 4 | 1 | $151 | 0 |
| Teevin Bros. Land & Timber Company | 1 | 2 | 1 | $151 | 0 |
| Brumfield Construction, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| Grayson Carter and Son Contracting, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Jaw Crusher # 2 | J L Storedahl & Sons Inc | Clark County, WA | Crushed, broken basalt | 9 | 34 |
| Freel Ranch Quarry | HGC Inc | Jackson County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 6 | 20 |
| Plant 1 | LJH Construction LLC | Union County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 3 | 16 |
| Lost Creek Quarry | Lost Creek Rock Products LLC | Lane County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 3 | 15 |
| Portable 1 | Culligan Machinery & Contracting Inc. | Deschutes County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 14 |
| Pegson | Brothers Excavation & Construction, LLC | Jackson County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 4 | 12 |
| Portable Crusher 3 | Taylor Northwest, LLC | Deschutes County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 12 |
| TMR Pit | B T U Block & Concrete Inc | Union County, NM | Crushed, broken basalt | 4 | 10 |
| Portable Crusher | Big River Excavating | Clatsop County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 10 |
| Ball Road Quarry | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Clackamas County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 12 | 8 |
| Portable 2 | Merchem & Reed Gr. Co., Inc. | Coos County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 5 | 8 |
| Gowel 1 | Gowel LLC | Skamania County, WA | Crushed, broken basalt | 3 | 7 |
| Plant 1 | R &L Excavating, Inc. | Lane County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 7 |
| Fogt Pit | North Pine Aggregate Inc. | Pine County, MN | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 6 |
| Jones-Scott Company | Jones-Scott Company | Umatilla County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 5 | 3 |
| Plant 3 | LJH Construction LLC | Union County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 4 | 3 |
| Column Pit | Snake River Rock | Columbia County, WA | Crushed, broken basalt | 1 | 3 |
| Summit Creek Quarry | Star Stone Quarries | Cassia County, ID | Crushed, broken basalt | 3 | 2 |
| Jim Sage Quarry | Bne Investments Inc. | Cassia County, ID | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 2 |
| Arenero Estrella Inc | Arenero Estrella Inc | Bayamon County, PR | Crushed, broken basalt | 5 | 1 |
| Track Mounted Portable Plant #3 | Northwest Rock Inc | Grays Harbor County, WA | Crushed, broken basalt | 4 | 1 |
| Plant #1 | Basin Resources | Kootenai County, ID | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 1 |
| Bradley Quarry | Teevin Bros. Land & Timber Company | Clatsop County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 1 |
| Ordway Pit | Big River Excavating | Clatsop County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 1 |
| Bayview Pit | Bayview Gravel Pit LLC | Kootenai County, ID | Crushed, broken basalt | 1 | 1 |
| Track Plant 2 | LJH Construction LLC | Union County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 3 | 0 |
| Portable 3 | Brumfield Construction, Inc. | Grays Harbor County, WA | Crushed, broken basalt | 2 | 0 |
| Jaw #1 | Basin Resources | Bonner County, ID | Crushed, broken basalt | 1 | 0 |
| Tuscumbia Quarry No. 3 | Grayson Carter and Son Contracting, Inc. | Colbert County, AL | Crushed, broken basalt | 0 | 0 |
States
| State | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 15 | 50% |
| Idaho | 6 | 20% |
| Washington | 5 | 16.7% |
| Alabama | 1 | 3.3% |
| Minnesota | 1 | 3.3% |
| New Mexico | 1 | 3.3% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 3.3% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34 | 6 | $6,514 | 3 |
| 2023 | 30 | 4 | $5,257 | 0 |
| 2024 | 46 | 6 | $10,367 | 0 |
| 2025 | 59 | 6 | $10,243 | 0 |
| 2026 | 39 | 8 | $5,819 | 0 |
Standards cited most at crushed, broken basalt mines
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 26 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 56.1000 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14206 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
Injury and illness cases at crushed, broken basalt mines
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 3 |
What the accident reports at crushed, broken basalt mines describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Machinery | 1 |
| Handling of materials | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at crushed, broken basalt mines
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Impactor | 1 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 1 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.