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: 870 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
METRO PORTABLE #4 has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $539 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-30.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 25%
Stood as issued
1 · 25%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 50%
50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
70%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $539 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2016-12-27.
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: 2024-04-30
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
21
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg9
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz7
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
Show the individual readings (21)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2024-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2024-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2016-10-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-10-12
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.77
3.21
0.24
Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-04-30
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.24
Bulldozer Operator
2014-04-30
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.54
2.47
0.22
Laborer, Bullgang
2014-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Road Grader Operator
2014-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-01-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-01-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-01-14
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
Bulldozer Operator
2009-01-14
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.54
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-11-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
2.24
2.26
0.99
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2004-11-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.34
2.23
0.15
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-11-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.57
2.58
0.61
Laborer, Bullgang
2002-03-25
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.46
Truck Driver
2002-03-25
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-03-25
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.83
Backhoe Operator
2002-03-25
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Bulldozer 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.
METRO PORTABLE #4 recorded 4.92 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.
Injury rate, 2018
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
4.92
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.95 and the all-US-mining average was 2.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Washington, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.25 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2018 *
4.92
0.00
0.000
2017 *
11.72
11.72
0.000
2016 *
5.66
5.66
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
2
2024
2
2023
1
2021
1
2019
7
2018
13
2017
10
2016
11
2015
8
2014
12
2013
8
2012
7
2011
6
2010
7
2009
9
2008
10
2007
15
2006
21
2005
22
2004
19
2003
16
2002
13
2001
12
2000
17
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
METRO PORTABLE #4 sits in Columbia County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Columbia County, Washington · Population 3,996
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$71,528
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
1,086
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
1,298
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
1,714
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
1,146
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
760
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
136
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
Show 87 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
2,198
1
0
455.0
2024 Q1
908
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
22
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
0
0
0
2023 Q2
430
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
140
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
60
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
2,518
1
0
397.1
2019 Q1
9,430
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
10,494
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
9,859
2
0
202.9
2018 Q2
10,185
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
10,139
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
8,066
1
0
124.0
2017 Q3
8,660
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
9,765
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
7,646
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
9,610
2
0
208.1
2016 Q3
7,316
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
8,983
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
9,399
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
7,553
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
7,127
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,881
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
6,677
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
8,691
3
1
345.2
2014 Q3
8,194
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
7,100
1
0
140.8
2014 Q1
7,754
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
9,264
3
0
323.8
2013 Q3
5,735
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
5,343
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
4,790
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,530
3
1
662.3
2012 Q3
6,084
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
6,339
1
0
157.8
2012 Q1
4,934
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
4,520
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,394
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,290
3
1
911.9
2011 Q1
4,155
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
4,008
1
0
249.5
2010 Q3
4,188
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
4,705
2
1
425.1
2010 Q1
5,359
3
0
559.8
2009 Q4
5,230
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,569
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
5,260
1
0
190.1
2009 Q1
5,533
1
0
180.7
2008 Q4
6,653
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
6,383
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,863
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
7,395
1
0
135.2
2007 Q4
10,846
2
0
184.4
2007 Q3
11,495
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
14,342
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
16,750
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
15,933
1
1
62.8
2006 Q3
16,778
3
0
178.8
2006 Q2
8,347
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
8,279
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
13,030
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
12,061
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
12,743
3
0
235.4
2005 Q1
11,224
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
12,403
5
3
403.1
2004 Q3
13,473
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
8,452
2
0
236.6
2004 Q1
11,291
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
12,091
2
0
165.4
2003 Q3
8,085
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
7,951
1
0
125.8
2003 Q1
7,886
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
7,836
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,823
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,563
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
6,917
1
0
144.6
2001 Q4
5,766
1
0
173.4
2001 Q3
6,517
1
0
153.4
2001 Q2
5,843
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
7,850
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
12,407
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
9,089
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,516
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
11,745
2
0
170.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file
2018 · 1 incident
September 4, 2018WA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
A miner operating a CAT 980 loader developed back pain over the past several months resulting in a modified duty to take a 30 minute break for every 3 hours of mobile equipment operation.
Miner climbed up stockpile to observe conditions of head roll on pea rock conveyor. Miner lost footing and right hand went through drive pulley pinch point, slicing three fingers through miners glove.
2016 · 1 incident
May 2, 2016WA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prior to shift, team member fell through doorway into break room landing on left side and breaking hip. Walkway and break room are finished concrete slab which were clean and clear of identifiable obstructions. No other environmental factors were identified.
2008 · 1 incident
November 8, 2008WA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSTRIKING OR BUMPING
Employee was standing next to a 6" hose when it blew off the steel pipe, pushing him in to the sand screw and cutting his ear.
2002 · 1 incident
January 7, 2002WA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LEAVING JOB EMPTY GENTLE SLOPED SINGLE LANE GRAVEL DRIVEWAY TO SHARP RIGHT CURVE, SAW PICKUP STOPPED IN ROAD. I STOPPED TRUCK AND NOTICED AIR PRESSURE DROPPING AND TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL. BLEW HORN, PICKUP LEFT AND TRUCK ROLLED 200 FT DOWN RD TO DRIVEWAY ON RIGHT. TURNED UP DWY, 40 FT TK STOPPED AND ROLLED BACK. DIDN'T TURN WHEELS FAST ENOUGH AND PUT OUTSIDE DRIVERS OVER BANK, TK RO
1994 · 1 incident
April 22, 1994OR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WORKER WAS ON ROLL CRUSHER PLATFORM HE SAT DOWN ON BUCKET PUTTING WIRE FEED STINGER IN LAP TO PUT ON WELDING HELMET STINGER SLIP-PED OFF LAP CUTTING SAFETY BAR THAT HE WAS LEANING AGAINST HE F ELL 8FT ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR INJURING HEAD & BOTHWRIST
1993 · 3 incidents
August 5, 1993OR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THREE 3 DUMP TRUCKS WERE HAULING MUD THAT WAS WASHED FROM THE GRAVEL ON THE ROAD INTO THE SUMP UP TO THE FILL AREA TAILGATE STUCK ON ONE TRUCK AFTER DUMPING CAT OPERATOR HELPED CLOSE TAILGATE GETTING HAND MUDDY WASHED HANDS IN MUD PUDDLE.
January 14, 1993OR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)