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#7-100 Portable: 79 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

QAP · Surface
Controlled by Colas S A
Anchorage, Anchorage County, AK  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 5001185

#7-100 Portable has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
79
citations
26
significant & substantial
$9,134
proposed penalties
$9,134
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See QAP's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
351
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 351 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#7-100 Portable has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-14.
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.
34.7%
significant & substantial
18.7%
high negligence or reckless
34.7%
reasonably likely or greater
68.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.0% low, 77.3% moderate, 18.7% 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
100%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K 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 2009-09-28.
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 2009-1465M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $1K → $1K
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: 2026-05-31
75%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz43 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (5)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-05-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 0.42 1.05 Oiler, Greaser
2001-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.91 0.87 1.05 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.62 0.57 1.09 Welder, etc.
2026-05-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-05-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 0.6 0.77 Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Ownership history
  1. Alaska Aggregate Corp 1950 to 1993
  2. Aggregate Products Inc 1993 to 2000
  3. QAP 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 4
2025 6
2024 5
2023 6
2022 6
2021 6
2020 6
2019 6
2018 5
2017 8
2016 20
2015 6
2014 9
2011 0
2010 2
2009 3
2008 2
2007 8
2006 2
2005 4
2004 6
2003 5
2002 4
2001 2
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#7-100 Portable sits in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska · Population 289,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$98,152
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
2026 Q2 956 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 2,128 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,976 1 0 336.0
2025 Q2 647 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 817 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,031 0 0 0.0
Show 86 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,830 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 885 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,424 4 0 2809.0
2023 Q2 1,395 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,252 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,928 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,518 2 0 1317.5
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 1,029 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,128 1 0 469.9
2021 Q2 2,248 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,118 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,454 2 0 815.0
2020 Q2 2,328 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 845 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,455 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,260 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 58 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 809 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,329 3 0 1288.1
2018 Q2 2,548 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 211 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 448 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 609 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 551 2 1 3629.8
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 777 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,607 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,080 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 93 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,483 1 1 287.1
2015 Q2 3,284 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 63 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,043 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,287 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,991 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 1 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 7 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,627 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 13 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,832 1 1 545.9
2009 Q2 3,604 1 0 277.5
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 957 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,588 12 8 7556.7
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 441 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,314 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,914 6 1 2059.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 318 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,801 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 3,340 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,630 4 3 524.2
2005 Q1 0 1 0
2004 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,736 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,400 24 9 2857.1
2004 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,610 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,040 4 2 793.7
2003 Q2 500 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 1,760 3 0 1704.5
2002 Q3 1,680 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,880 2 0 694.4
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q2 849 4 0 4711.4
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2025 · 1 incident

October 1, 2025 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner pushed loose forks together on telehandler and fractured right pinky finger between metal forks.

2022 · 1 incident

July 27, 2022 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
QAP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a threaded bolt with impact gun and got thumb caught between top plate and gun.

2019 · 1 incident

June 13, 2019 AK · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Struck by falling object

Employee was attempting / working to repair a section of the gear box, when a 10# piece of iron broke free and fell approximately 12'' and landed on top of arch of foot resulting in piercing top of boot creating puncture wound.

2016 · 1 incident

May 27, 2016 AK · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
QAP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After working all day cutting, welding and grinding the miner thought they got something stuck in their eye. Next day EE went to the ER and had item removed on follow up appointment EE was prescribed Antibiotic and Steroid Salve.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 7, 2005 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Over several days of material handling (rain soaked aggregate and equipment) employee sufferred mild lumbar muscle strain requiring chiropractic treatment and modified duty work for several days.

June 3, 2005 AK · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee manually handling and positioning portable metal stairs; stair's approximate weight 75 lbs. During task employee sufferred lumbar strain.

2004 · 4 incidents

August 19, 2004 AK · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Struck against stationary object

Employee assisting in the installation of new sizing screen in screening trailer. As employee slid screen into place the sharp front edge of the screen caught and lacerated his left, middle finger. Laceration required medical treatment and application of several butterfly closures.

August 11, 2004 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee assisting in positioning 40-foot long structural conveyor sections on flat bed semi-trailer when calve pinched between two conveyor sections.

July 28, 2004 AK · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Struck against stationary object

Employee egressing from water truck's tank using fabricated structural steel ladder. As employee was stepped down final steps and attempting to step away from truck's tank a ring on employee's left ring finger caught on a projection on one of the water truck's valve.

May 3, 2004 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QAP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee wearing gloves. Performing routine maintenance of overland product conveyor. During maintenace employee lacerated his left thumb on sharp metal edge of angled steel of conveyor structure. Employee treated with first-aid products but approximately 4 days later thumb became infected.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 21, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alaska Aggregate Corp · Fall onto or against objects

FEET SLIPPED ON FLOOR IN FEED TUNNEL AND FELL ON CONVEYOR MID AND LOWER BACK PAIN

August 28, 1984 AK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Alaska Aggregate Corp · Struck against a moving object

CARRYING LOAD OF STAD TO TOP FO STOCKPILE. RD. SLODGED OFF AND MACHINE TIPPED OVER.

1983 · 1 incident

August 8, 1983 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alaska Aggregate Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING FLANGE ON HYD PUMP A PULLER POPPED LOOSE AND STRUCK MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.