Mining Incidents

Northern Portable Plant #11 Metal/Non-Metal

Golden, Jefferson County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503984

Northern Portable Plant #11 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1987–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45
citations
4
significant & substantial
$14,110
proposed penalties
$14,110
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
31
inspections on record
365
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: 365 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Northern Portable Plant #11 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-01-14.
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
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
Show 84 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 950 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 388 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,151 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 669 2 0 2989.5
2019 Q4 1,087 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,289 8 0 3495.0
2019 Q2 1,766 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,678 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 999 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,378 1 0 725.7
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 239 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 97 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 233 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 175 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 615 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 746 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 438 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 468 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 401 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 2,116 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 292 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,121 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,518 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 1,007 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,125 1 0 888.9
2010 Q2 787 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 61 1 0 16393.4
2009 Q3 1,771 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,491 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 532 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,464 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,837 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 122 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,288 1 0 776.4
2007 Q3 755 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,456 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,340 12 3 5128.2
2006 Q4 1,052 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 169 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 3,762 1 0 265.8
2005 Q3 3,118 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,552 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 0 1 0
2004 Q2 1,725 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,118 1 0 472.1
2003 Q4 2,770 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,863 2 0 1073.5
2003 Q2 1,211 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 670 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,873 3 0 1601.7
2002 Q3 3,959 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,332 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,451 5 0 3445.9
2001 Q4 3,705 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,138 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,350 4 1 747.7
2001 Q1 3,007 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,103 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,989 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,113 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,008 2 0 996.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

March 9, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lafarge West Incorporated · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee caught in the tail pulley as he was cleaning material from beneath it.

2002 · 1 incident

February 13, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge West Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

EE STRUCK RIGHT KNEE AGAINST TRUCK IN-DASH STERIO VOLUME KNOB AS HE WAS EXITING THE CABL OF HIS HAUL TRUCK. THE PLASTIC KNOB BROKE, CAUSING A CUT TO HIS KNEE.

2000 · 2 incidents

June 5, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNFOLDING WING BOARDS ON FEEDER. HEGOT TO BREAKOVER POINT. HE WAS IN A BAD POSITION& WAS MOVING. WING BOARD FELL OVER BEFORE HE COULD MOVE.

May 18, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

TAKING THE PLANT DOWN, TRIPPED OVER A CABLE AND LANDED ON STOMACH.

1999 · 1 incident

November 2, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNDER THE JAW USING A PRY BAR TO LIFT WEDGE BLOCK. THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. BROKE A TOOTH.

1998 · 3 incidents

October 5, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TO JOBSITE, ROADS WERE ICY AND SNOWING, LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK, ROLLED IT, LANDED ON WHEELS.

August 14, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOING REPAIRS, CHANGING SCREENS ON CRUSHER

July 8, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING PIECE OF FLASHING. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HAND. STITCHES.

1997 · 1 incident

March 10, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western-Mobile Northern Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING SLEDGE HAMMER, FINGER PINCHED.

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

January 25, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western-Mobile Northern Inc · Struck against stationary object

PUTTING A CASE OF OIL ON A LOADER HE SRUCK HIS HAND & CUT IT REQUIRING SUTURES

1993 · 1 incident

April 27, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western-Mobile Northern Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A CHAIN SLIPPED ON A CHECK PLATE WHILE INSTALLING & THE CHECK PLATE STRUCK HIS ANKLE

1990 · 1 incident

November 28, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western-Mobile Northern Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS SHOVELING FROZEN MATERIAL IN TRUCK BED WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RT SHOULDER THEN HE HAD TO HAMMER QUARTER FENDER ONTO TRACTOR USING A 2LF SLEDGE HAMMER & HE FELT A ST RONGER PAIN IN RT SHOULDER AREA

1989 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Western-Mobile Northern Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

I NAME WAS SHOVELING UNDER SCREEN WITH BACK TOWARD ROLLER ROLLER GRABBED SHOVEL HANDLE BEFORE HE COULD GET HIS HAND OFF SHOVEL ROLLER GRABBED HIS HAND AND PULLED HIS ARM IN UP TO HIS SHOULDER I NAME HAS PULLED LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS IN HIS ARM AND SHOULDER

June 22, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Western-Mobile Northern Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNHOOKING CHAIN LOADER OPERATOR MISREAD SIGNAL HE PULLED BACK STRIKING CONVEYOR WHICH HIT OPERATOR

1987 · 1 incident

November 6, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Mobile Premix Company · Struck against stationary object

GOING TO CRUSHE9 CONTROL TO SHUT DOWN AND STRUCK HEAD ON SUPPORT BRACE.

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