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104 Portable: 309 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rogers Northwest Inc
Tualatin, Washington County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503429

104 Portable has $216K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2008–2022
Latest incident
Jan 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
309
citations
75
significant & substantial
$216,062
proposed penalties
$208,663
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,399 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
75
inspections on record
1,368
inspection hours
22.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
309 citations across 1,368 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

104 Portable has $216K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$216K
proposed penalties
$209K
current assessed
$209K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
309 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $18K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-12-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
24.3%
significant & substantial
7.8%
high negligence or reckless
24.3%
reasonably likely or greater
63.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.6% low, 79.6% moderate, 7.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
33 citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
  • Settled 29 · 88%
  • Stood as issued 4 · 12%
94%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 16 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
42%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$18K proposed, $10K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-07-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2008-1077M Settlement Barbour 2010 $7K → $2K
WEST 2008-1000M Settlement Barbour 2010 $5K → $5K
WEST 2018-0490 Settlement McCarthy 2018 $2K → $467
WEST 2009-469M Settlement Barbour 2010 $932 → $746
WEST 2010-45M Settlement Barbour 2010 $708 → $566
WEST 2009-1350M Default Lesnick 2011 $508 → $508
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-06-11
38
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz29
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg9
Show the individual readings (38)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-06-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-06-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-06-11 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-06-11 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.39 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-03-21 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-03-21 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-03-21 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-04-17 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-04-17 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.36 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-04-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-04-17 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.25 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-11-29 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-11-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-11-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-11-29 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.74 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-12-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-12-17 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 Cleanup Man
2013-09-11 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1 Cleanup Man
2013-09-11 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.04 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-01-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.47 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-01-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.37 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-01-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.44 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-01-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.66 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-07-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.88 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-06-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.6 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-06-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2005-06-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.46 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-06-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.45 Cleanup Man
2004-06-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Drill Helper
2004-06-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 Truck Driver
2004-06-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.67 Cleanup Man
2002-03-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2002-03-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2002-03-27 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.44 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-05-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-05-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Cleanup Man
2001-05-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 64 Front-end Loader Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2014-09-25, 11 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2014-09-25 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 SF ORE PROCESSING
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

104 Portable recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.

Injury rate, 2024
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.77 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Oregon, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.31 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 3.28 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 3.20 3.20 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Circle Construction Company 1996 to 2004
  2. Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2025 30
2024 30
2023 28
2022 27
2021 26
2020 27
2019 29
2018 28
2017 24
2016 23
2015 17
2014 18
2013 16
2012 13
2011 17
2010 19
2009 19
2008 20
2007 18
2006 17
2005 18
2004 17
2003 11
2002 12
2001 11
2000 13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

104 Portable sits in Washington County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Washington County, Oregon · Population 600,266
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$104,434
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q2 16,755 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 17,061 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 17,755 2 0 112.6
2024 Q3 16,560 11 1 664.3
2024 Q2 17,418 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 15,816 5 0 316.1
2023 Q4 16,155 2 0 123.8
2023 Q3 15,328 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2 15,900 19 6 1195.0
2023 Q1 15,628 6 2 383.9
2022 Q4 14,775 1 1 67.7
2022 Q3 14,170 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 15,491 7 2 451.9
2022 Q1 16,482 6 3 364.0
2021 Q4 16,139 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 14,498 9 4 620.8
2021 Q2 13,871 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 12,422 11 0 885.5
2020 Q4 16,192 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 14,198 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 14,697 3 0 204.1
2020 Q1 13,781 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 17,647 8 5 453.3
2019 Q3 17,455 17 3 973.9
2019 Q2 16,457 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 15,356 8 4 521.0
2018 Q4 16,148 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 17,041 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 16,341 2 0 122.4
2018 Q1 16,978 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 18,215 5 0 274.5
2017 Q3 15,801 5 1 316.4
2017 Q2 14,936 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 13,527 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 13,629 1 0 73.4
2016 Q3 15,429 2 0 129.6
2016 Q2 13,615 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 13,364 6 0 449.0
2015 Q4 11,364 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,544 3 0 284.5
2015 Q2 9,243 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 8,440 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 10,808 1 0 92.5
2014 Q3 10,075 3 0 297.8
2014 Q2 11,926 5 2 419.3
2014 Q1 9,603 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 10,630 1 1 94.1
2013 Q3 8,581 6 0 699.2
2013 Q2 7,916 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,200 5 1 694.4
2012 Q4 8,623 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,581 7 2 1063.7
2012 Q2 6,224 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,208 2 1 384.0
2011 Q4 6,131 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,278 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,555 2 1 439.1
2011 Q1 4,893 3 1 613.1
2010 Q4 6,802 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,237 3 0 572.8
2010 Q2 3,503 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,963 13 5 6622.5
2009 Q4 4,793 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,485 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,241 3 2 572.4
2009 Q1 4,567 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,980 13 4 3266.3
2008 Q3 4,899 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,480 2 2 365.0
2008 Q1 5,975 9 6 1506.3
2007 Q4 7,813 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,534 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,808 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,015 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,887 9 2 1306.8
2006 Q3 7,258 10 3 1377.8
2006 Q2 8,180 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,011 4 0 499.3
2005 Q4 6,751 1 0 148.1
2005 Q3 7,061 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,879 4 0 581.5
2005 Q1 7,834 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,569 6 0 792.7
2004 Q3 5,945 1 1 168.2
2004 Q2 7,125 3 0 421.1
2004 Q1 9,102 3 1 329.6
2003 Q4 5,013 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,027 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,175 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,352 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,908 3 1 767.7
2002 Q3 4,582 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,332 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,765 6 0 1593.6
2001 Q4 4,151 5 1 1204.5
2001 Q3 3,273 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,883 8 3 2774.9
2001 Q1 1,201 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,675 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,930 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,008 11 0 2196.5
2000 Q1 3,101 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2022 · 1 incident

January 11, 2022 OR · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting a steel flat bar with a portable bandsaw when the blade got pinched. Employee went to bend flat bar down when they accidently hit the trigger causing the bandsaw to jolt out of hand and striking their right thumb.

2017 · 1 incident

August 23, 2017 OR · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a rubber hose and felt pain in left shoulder. *EE kept working after the incident on 8/23/17. The doctor finally diagnosed EE on 11/15/17 that EE was going to have to have surgery to repair the injury. The surgery was scheduled and successfully completed on 11/22/17. EE will be off work recovering until 12/7/17.

2016 · 2 incidents

December 30, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A hired truck driver was having chest pains, numbness in left arm, sweating, and felt nauseous. An emergency vehicle was called and arrived at the site within 10 minutes and transported the person to Meridian Park Hospital to be checked out.

November 10, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working above a wiring trough and fell over. Emergency crews were called and took EE to the hospital to be checked out.

2015 · 1 incident

May 19, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck by flying object

Rock was ejected from the bottom of the face of a blast, traveled 600', over two material stockpiles, and struck a truck parked behind the stockpiles. The rock shattered upon impact with the upper driver's side door frame. Fragments of the rock entered the open window and struck the driver, driver's seat, and back window of the truck.

2013 · 1 incident

June 4, 2013 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was replacing a gear drive on conveyor. While removing it, he twisted wrong and hurt his back.

2008 · 1 incident

January 30, 2008 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Tigard Sand & Gravel LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The worker stopped his truck to get his hard hat. He thought he put his truck in park. He went to the back of the pickup to retrieve his hard hat. The truck started to roll backward. When he attempted to stop the pickup it rolled over his ankle and came to rest against his side. He had a broken ankle.