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Northern Portable Plant #17: 43 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Fort Collins, Larimer County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504735

Northern Portable Plant #17 has $8K 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
2
Years on record
2007–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
43
citations
11
significant & substantial
$8,213
proposed penalties
$8,213
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Martin Marietta Materials's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
38
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 #17 has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $268 in penalties contested before the Commission, $268 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-05-02.
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.
25.6%
significant & substantial
11.6%
high negligence or reckless
25.6%
reasonably likely or greater
58.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.0% low, 74.4% moderate, 11.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 50%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 50%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$268 proposed, $268 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 2023-04-19.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2023-0196 Default 2023 $143 → $143
WEST 2021-0179 Settlement Miller 2021 $125 → $125
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2021-04-29, 5 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (6)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2021-04-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-04-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-12-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 1.89 0.22 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2006-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader 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.
Ownership history
  1. Lafarge West Incorporated 2002 to 2011
  2. Martin Marietta Materials 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2023 1
2022 2
2021 2
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 3
2016 3
2015 3
2014 7
2013 4
2012 3
2011 3
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 5
2006 5
2005 2
2004 4
2003 4
2002 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Northern Portable Plant #17 sits in Larimer County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Larimer County, Colorado · Population 363,561
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$91,364
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
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 657 2 0 3044.1
2023 Q1 1,338 3 0 2242.2
2022 Q4 919 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,612 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,164 1 0 859.1
2022 Q1 1,130 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 935 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,319 1 1 758.2
2021 Q1 1,267 1 0 789.3
2020 Q4 1,011 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,407 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,228 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,221 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,100 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,177 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,614 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,066 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,492 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,468 2 1 1362.4
2018 Q2 1,569 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,472 3 0 2038.0
2017 Q4 1,214 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,750 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,490 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,621 1 0 616.9
2016 Q4 1,424 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,853 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,658 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,592 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,496 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,845 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,538 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,533 2 0 1304.6
2014 Q4 13,022 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,544 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,046 3 2 1466.3
2014 Q1 1,960 2 0 1020.4
2013 Q4 1,949 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,105 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,775 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,898 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,105 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,930 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,328 1 0 753.0
2012 Q1 911 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,241 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,806 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,777 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 188 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,222 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 690 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 319 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 825 4 2 4848.5
2009 Q3 1,121 4 2 3568.2
2009 Q2 923 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 538 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,424 2 1 1404.5
2008 Q2 974 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q3 2,902 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,895 7 2 2418.0
2007 Q1 2,525 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,308 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,987 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,483 2 0 574.2
2006 Q1 2,739 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 730 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,296 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,063 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,237 2 0 472.0
2004 Q1 1,610 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,001 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,423 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,332 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,261 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,855 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,906 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,323 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 282 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2022 · 1 incident

August 18, 2022 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

08/18/2022 employee was removing screens from a screen deck. Employee lost grip with left hand causing the screen to twist with it still in EE's right hand. General first aid measures were given and the employee returned to work. Employee was seen by an occupational clinic on 11/23/2022 for continued pain with injury. Physical therapy and restrictions were prescribed on 11/23/2022.

2007 · 1 incident

September 14, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge West Incorporated · Fall from ladders

Employee was removing bolts from the conveyor legs. As the bolts came loose, the conveyor leg swung out and hit the ladder he was standing on and he fell.