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George's Portable Plant: 110 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lloyd G Merrill
Pocatello, Power County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001749

George's Portable Plant has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1998–2000
Latest incident
Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
110
citations
25
significant & substantial
$34,532
proposed penalties
$34,532
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See J K Merrill & Sons Incorporated's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
41
inspections on record
632
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: 632 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

George's Portable Plant has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$35K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
110 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-04-19.
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.
22.7%
significant & substantial
2.7%
high negligence or reckless
23.6%
reasonably likely or greater
88.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.8% low, 95.5% moderate, 2.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2019-09-24, 6 years ago
22%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
28
samples
18
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz204 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg8
Show the individual readings (28)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2004-10-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.21 1.05 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-10-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.7 0.63 1.11 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-09-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 0.32 1.50 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-09-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.29 1.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-09-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.36 0.89 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-09-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.34 0.56 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-09-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2018-03-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.65 0.42 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-03-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-03-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-03-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.28 0.68 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-05-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-05-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.43 0.63 Sampler, Dust
2014-05-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.27 0.56 Bobcat Operator
2014-05-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.84 0.39 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-12-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-12-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.74 0.31 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-12-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-11-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.86 0.20 Bobcat Operator
2010-11-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.26 0.46 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2010-11-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.63 0.48 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-10-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.34 0.91 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-10-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-12-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.53 0.43 Laborer, Bullgang
2001-05-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.41 0.32 Crusher Oper/Worker
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. J K Merrill & Sons Incorporated 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2022 5
2021 6
2020 3
2019 5
2018 7
2017 7
2016 6
2015 7
2014 5
2013 8
2012 6
2011 6
2010 5
2009 4
2008 4
2007 3
2006 4
2005 7
2004 7
2003 4
2002 2
2001 4
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

George's Portable Plant sits in Power County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Power County, Idaho · Population 8,018
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$59,760
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
2022 Q2 2,134 1 1 468.6
2022 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,029 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,057 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,830 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 3,174 1 0 315.1
2020 Q2 3,286 0 0 0.0
Show 80 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 2,789 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,150 1 0 317.5
2019 Q2 4,280 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 2,430 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,112 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,720 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,901 5 0 1723.5
2017 Q4 2,483 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,420 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,245 2 0 890.9
2017 Q1 1,880 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,260 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 390 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,901 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,356 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,398 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,623 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,020 5 1 996.0
2015 Q1 4,020 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,150 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,460 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 528 6 1 11363.6
2014 Q1 237 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,279 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,770 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,813 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,240 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,520 4 0 1587.3
2012 Q3 4,035 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,120 1 1 320.5
2012 Q1 2,350 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,810 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,450 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,170 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,130 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,225 1 0 310.1
2010 Q3 3,060 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,545 4 0 2589.0
2010 Q1 355 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,950 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,420 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,535 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,280 13 1 10156.2
2008 Q3 1,450 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,475 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 915 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,250 10 1 8000.0
2007 Q3 1,715 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,620 12 2 7407.4
2007 Q1 1,425 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,898 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,509 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,875 14 2 7466.7
2006 Q1 2,750 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,860 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,349 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,241 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,797 9 2 1876.2
2004 Q3 1,979 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,806 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,162 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,121 16 11 7543.6
2003 Q3 2,325 1 1 430.1
2003 Q2 1,673 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,627 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,570 3 0 1910.8
2002 Q3 1,198 1 1 834.7
2002 Q2 267 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 1,842 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 338 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 664 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,208 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,282 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,732 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,854 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,102 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2000 · 1 incident

April 3, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J K Merrill & Sons Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING ACROSS FROST COVERED GROUND IN GRAVEL PIT, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK AND SLIPPED, FALL-ING ON RIGHT WRIST.

1998 · 1 incident

October 28, 1998 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J K Merrill & Sons Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS JOGGING ACROSS PIT TO SHUT OFF JAW BECAUSE BELT HAD QUIT, HE STEPPED WRONG & FELT HIS RIGHT FOOT POP