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NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #3: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Fort Collins, Larimer County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504361

NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #3 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,472
proposed penalties
$3,472
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 2000
25
inspections on record
305
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: 305 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 #3 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-10-06.
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.
25.0%
significant & substantial
4.2%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
41.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 95.8% moderate, 4.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2015-05-27, 11 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (14)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-05-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.78 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-05-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-05-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-05-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-04-02 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Backhoe Operator
2014-04-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.52 1.08 0.48 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-04-02 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 Truck Driver
2003-04-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.3 0.18 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-04-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.56 0.73 Cleanup Man
2001-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2001-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2000-07-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.58 0.36 Supervisor, Co. Official
2000-07-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.73 0.45 Laborer, Bullgang
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. Western-Mobile Northern Inc 1988 to 1998
  2. Western Mobile Northern Inc 1998 to 2002
  3. Lafarge West Incorporated 2002 to 2013
  4. Martin Marietta Materials 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2017 6
2016 7
2015 6
2014 6
2013 5
2011 0
2010 2
2009 2
2008 5
2007 6
2006 6
2005 6
2004 6
2003 5
2002 5
2001 5
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #3 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
2017 Q4 1,906 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,445 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,450 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,714 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,328 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,729 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,044 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,113 0 0 0.0
Show 57 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 4,182 1 1 239.1
2015 Q3 4,719 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,802 1 1 263.0
2015 Q1 3,629 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,827 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,455 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,007 2 0 499.1
2014 Q1 3,938 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,035 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,316 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 619 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 288 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,230 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 1 0
2009 Q3 1,377 1 1 726.2
2009 Q2 380 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 707 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,008 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,855 2 0 1078.2
2008 Q1 143 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,048 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,580 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,423 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,022 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,569 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,181 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,433 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,111 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,017 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,992 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,026 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,229 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,851 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,442 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,197 1 0 455.2
2004 Q1 1,804 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,204 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,022 2 1 989.1
2003 Q1 1,055 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,269 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,450 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,615 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,057 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,038 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,323 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,953 2 0 677.3
2001 Q1 2,499 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,471 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,485 3 2 860.8
2000 Q2 3,071 6 0 1953.8
2000 Q1 2,289 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

May 30, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge West Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Wrist becomes sore after operating equipment.

1999 · 1 incident

February 4, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING BEARINGS ON MAIN GEARS OF ROCK VCRUSHER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & WAS EMBEDDED IN LEG.

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident