Data / Mines / Knife River Corporation Northwest
Knife River Corporation Northwest: 203 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Knife River Corporation Northwest (MSHA operator ID L16679) operates 26 open mines with 183 employees in Oregon, Washington, mostly crushed, broken stone. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued it 203 citations and orders with $140,336 in proposed penalties, and it reported 29 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- MSHA operator ID
- L16679
- Open mines
- 26
- Employees at open mines
- 183
- States
- Oregon, Washington
- Parent company
- Knife River Corporation
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 203
- Significant and substantial
- 23 (11.3%)
- Closure orders
- 3
- High negligence or reckless
- 6
- Proposed penalties
- $140,336
- Amount paid so far
- $94,334
- Inspections
- 270
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,652
- Citations per inspection
- 0.75 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 33
- Injury and illness cases
- 29
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 15, 2026
Open mines of Knife River Corporation Northwest
Ranked by citations since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Pit | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Washington County, OR | Crushed, broken traprock | 33 | 33 |
| Kirtland | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Jackson County, OR | Construction sand and gravel | 17 | 18 |
| Waterview | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Columbia County, OR | Construction sand and gravel | 16 | 17 |
| Reed Pit | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Marion County, OR | Construction sand and gravel | 17 | 16 |
| Rogue Portable #8 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Deschutes County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 6 | 10 |
| Ball Road Quarry | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Clackamas County, OR | Crushed, broken basalt | 12 | 8 |
| Metro Portable #2 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Multnomah County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 8 |
| Willamette Portable #3 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Linn County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 8 |
| Fisher Island Plant | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Benton County, OR | Crushed, broken traprock | 15 | 7 |
| Metro Portable #1 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Columbia County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 7 |
| Rogue Portable #2 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Klamath County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 7 |
| Central Oregon Portable #2 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Deschutes County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 7 |
| Metro Portable #3 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Columbia County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 6 | 6 |
| Willamette Portable #1 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Clatsop County, OR | Crushed, broken traprock | 5 | 6 |
| Rogue Portable #3 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Jackson County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 6 |
| Stayton Rock Pit | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Linn County, OR | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 5 |
| Rogue Portable #4 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Jackson County, OR | Crushed, broken traprock | 5 | 3 |
| Keizer Pit & Plant | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Marion County, OR | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 3 |
| Rogue Portable #12 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Douglas County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 3 |
| Jefferson Wash Plant | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Linn County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 2 |
| Rogue Portable #6 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Klamath County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 2 |
| Rogue Portable #7 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Benton County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 2 |
| Metro Portable #4 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Columbia County, WA | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 1 |
| Eugene Plant | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Lane County, OR | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 1 |
| Rogue Portable #11 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Jackson County, OR | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 0 |
| Rogue Portable #10 | Knife River Corporation Northwest | Marion County, OR | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 0 |
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 | 48 | 6 | $11,586 | 8 |
| 2023 | 41 | 6 | $101,302 | 7 |
| 2024 | 65 | 8 | $18,216 | 4 |
| 2025 | 28 | 3 | $6,323 | 3 |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | $2,909 | 7 |
Standards cited most at Knife River Corporation Northwest
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 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 45 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 24 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 50.20 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12023 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
Injury and illness cases at Knife River Corporation Northwest
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 22 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 7 |
What the accident reports at Knife River Corporation Northwest describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 13 |
| Machinery | 5 |
| Other | 3 |
| Slip or fall of person | 3 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 3 |
| Powered haulage | 2 |
| Fire | 2 |
| Entrapment | 1 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Knife River Corporation Northwest
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Crusher | 4 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 4 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 2 |
| Trucks | 2 |
| Conveyor | 1 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 1 |
| Front-end loader | 1 |
| Crane | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Dredge | 1 |
Commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Crushed, broken stone | 13 |
| Construction sand and gravel | 8 |
| Crushed, broken traprock | 4 |
| Crushed, broken basalt | 1 |
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.