Mining Incidents

George's Portable Plant 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.
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.
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

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The full compliance file on George's Portable Plant

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.