FREEMAN PORTABLE CRUSHER has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1995–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
15
significant & substantial
$12,454
proposed penalties
$12,005
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $449 gap.
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: 892 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
FREEMAN PORTABLE CRUSHER has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-13.
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.
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.
19citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 63%
Stood as issued
7 · 37%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
34%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K 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 2009-06-11.
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.
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: 2025-01-09
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (17)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-01-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-01-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
0.8
0.40
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-07-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.77
0.95
0.81
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-07-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-07-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-03-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-11-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
0.86
0.41
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-10-27
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-10-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.82
0.09
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-10-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.62
1.81
0.34
Bulldozer Operator
2005-10-27
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Truck Driver
2005-04-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
0.79
0.41
Truck Driver
2005-04-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.82
0.20
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-06-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.44
1.49
0.30
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-06-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.84
0.23
Laborer, Bullgang
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
7
2025
5
2024
7
2023
6
2022
5
2021
5
2020
6
2019
4
2018
5
2017
5
2016
3
2015
5
2014
2
2013
4
2012
4
2011
3
2010
3
2009
5
2008
2
2007
4
2006
6
2005
10
2004
335
2003
5
2002
17
2001
8
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
FREEMAN PORTABLE CRUSHER sits in Curry 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.
Curry County, Oregon · Population 23,463
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,769
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
Driver of Haul Truck informed me of back hurting early in the week of July 19 thru July 22. On July 20 was put on light duty. On July 21 they went to Urgent Care, doctor gave them a release for low back strain, with over the counter Tylenol and Ibuprofen and no work until the July 24. Emailed Albany Office additional statement.
Excavator was producing material from pit floor in front of lower bench of highwall. For unknown reason highwall gave way & material made contact w/ excavator & cab. Material entered cab & EE received cut above lt eye at hairline on scalp. EE was taken to ER for check up & 1st Aid on Cut. On 9/21/20 EE went back for x-rays which showed 6 cracked ribs & a cracked sternum.
WHILE DUMPING QUARRY ROCK AT STOCKPILE ON LOWER LEVEL MATERIAL HUNG UP IN ONE SIDE OF TRUCK BED CAUSING TRUCK BED TO LIST TO PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PUT BOX DOWN BUT RAM WAS IN A B IND & CONTINUED UP CREATING MORE LIST & CAUSING LOWER PIN ON RAM TO BREAK & OVERTURN BED. THE TRUCK CAB DID NOT TURN ONTO ITS SIDE ONLY THE TRUCK BED. EE BANGED HIS ELBOW ON THE PTO COLUMN CR
2002 · 1 incident
August 7, 2002OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE