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HNS Inc-Portable Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

HNS Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jeff Hines
Umatilla, Umatilla County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503468

HNS Inc-Portable Plant #1 has $58K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2006–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
148
citations
48
significant & substantial
$57,524
proposed penalties
$49,013
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,511 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
562
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: 562 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

HNS Inc-Portable Plant #1 has $58K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$58K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$49K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
148 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 Q4 834 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 263 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,491 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,621 5 2 3084.5
2021 Q1 1,509 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q2 290 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
Show 51 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q1 144 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 353 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,728 17 3 9838.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 2,213 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,500 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,646 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,724 18 7 10440.8
2009 Q3 4,415 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 898 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 820 11 3 13414.6
2008 Q4 3,003 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,551 5 2 1408.1
2008 Q2 142 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 2,606 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,143 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,832 9 3 4912.7
2007 Q1 499 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,575 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,758 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,300 17 5 3953.5
2006 Q1 3,385 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,564 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,360 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,529 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,250 4 0 1777.8
2004 Q4 3,266 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,233 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,287 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,860 4 3 1398.6
2003 Q4 4,154 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,656 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,198 4 2 487.9
2003 Q1 1,952 3 1 1536.9
2002 Q4 4,448 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,174 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,076 12 2 5780.3
2002 Q1 3,215 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,920 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,544 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,787 18 5 3760.2
2001 Q1 1,948 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,019 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,502 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,047 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,000 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2021 · 1 incident

September 23, 2021 OR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
HNS Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was collecting a rock sample and slid right hand down a metal railing. EE felt something poke EE's wrist but the railing looked fine. It seemed EE got a metal sliver. EE did not report it because it was not serious. On 10/7/2021, EE reported the injury for the first time and said it was infected and needed to be removed.

2006 · 1 incident

July 14, 2006 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
HNS Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Right wrist was caught between the roller and belly pan feeder. Two other people were holding the bar and somehow the bar slipped and pinned his wrist. Received about 30 stitches in wrist.

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