NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #15 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1999–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,144
proposed penalties
$10,144
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 326 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 #15 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-28.
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.
11citations taken to the federal commission · 22% of citations on record
Settled
10 · 91%
Stood as issued
1 · 9%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $3K 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 2014-12-16.
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: 2013-11-14, 12 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (7)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2013-11-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.46
0.67
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-11-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
0.43
0.67
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-11-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.48
0.56
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-07-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2009-07-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2003-04-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.45
0.36
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-04-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
0.76
0.22
Cleanup Man
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2015
0
2014
5
2013
5
2012
4
2011
4
2010
5
2009
4
2008
4
2007
5
2006
5
2005
6
2004
5
2003
4
2002
4
2001
5
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #15 sits in Garfield County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garfield County, Colorado · Population 62,034
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$86,172
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
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
1,824
2
2
1096.5
2014 Q3
1,567
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,575
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,484
0
0
0.0
Show 54 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
1,951
4
1
2050.2
2013 Q3
697
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
958
1
0
1043.8
2012 Q3
396
1
0
2525.3
2012 Q2
1,717
1
0
582.4
2012 Q1
1,443
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,821
5
0
2745.7
2011 Q3
2,012
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,646
13
1
7897.9
2011 Q1
439
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
36
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,321
5
3
2154.2
2010 Q2
1,578
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
362
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
601
2
0
3327.8
2009 Q3
2,654
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,102
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
881
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,370
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,352
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,908
2
0
1048.2
2008 Q1
907
2
0
2205.1
2007 Q4
2,440
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,667
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,020
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,463
2
1
577.5
2006 Q4
3,283
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,482
1
0
287.2
2006 Q2
3,329
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,824
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,434
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,183
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
5,011
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,255
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,227
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,732
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,560
1
0
390.6
2004 Q1
1,647
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,365
2
1
845.7
2003 Q3
1,985
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,934
2
1
681.7
2003 Q1
2,283
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,521
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,904
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,639
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,412
1
0
414.6
2001 Q4
2,222
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,361
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,171
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,241
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,893
3
0
1584.8
2000 Q3
2,970
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,203
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,101
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2012 · 1 incident
March 26, 2012CO · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was working on a jaw crushing trying to loosen up the jaw. Employees were hitting shaft to loosen up the crusher, when the other employee hit the shaft with sledge hammer, causing piece of shaft to hit employees face. This resulted in a contusion to his face, needing stitches to forehead right above right eye.
2005 · 1 incident
July 18, 2005CO · Metal/Non-Metalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementSTRIKING OR BUMPING
EE WAS STRUCK IN BACK BY RODE THAT BOUNCED OFF CONVEYOR TRANSFER. ORIGINAL EQUAL. BY DR. RETURN TO WORK NO RESTRICTION. EE GOT CHILLED ON OCT 8 AND HAD BACK SAPASM DR PUT EMP ON MODIFIED DUTY CASE PAYMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON PERSONAL INSURANCE. DISPATED APID UNDER WORKERS COMP. DISCOVERED ON 1-3-03.
2001 · 2 incidents
October 14, 2001CO · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR THE EE STATED THAT THE SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A RETURN ROLLER AND SUBSEQUNTLY THE EE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SAME ROLLER.
1999 · 1 incident
September 13, 1999CO · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerSTRIKING OR BUMPING