Mining Incidents

Portable 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lon A Thomas
Oakley, Cassia County, ID  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1001960

Portable 1 has $6K 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
6
Years on record
1999–2020
Latest incident
Sep 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
14
significant & substantial
$5,554
proposed penalties
$5,380
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $174 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
41
inspections on record
429
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: 429 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable 1 has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-29.
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
2025 Q4 156 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,110 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,112 1 0 243.2
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 2,399 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,190 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,459 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 86 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,203 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,815 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,415 1 0 706.7
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,751 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,725 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 2,281 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,578 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,280 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 1,374 1 1 727.8
2020 Q3 5,535 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,120 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,630 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 844 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 1,031 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,559 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 850 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 723 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,373 3 0 889.4
2017 Q2 3,051 2 1 655.5
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 511 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,063 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,603 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q3 3,686 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,654 1 1 273.7
2014 Q4 796 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,056 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,546 1 0 86.6
2013 Q4 815 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 571 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,277 3 0 1317.5
2012 Q3 646 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,976 2 1 1012.1
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 221 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,487 1 0 672.5
2011 Q2 702 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 606 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,291 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 548 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 159 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 2,234 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,391 1 1 718.9
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 792 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,541 4 1 1129.6
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 2,639 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,566 6 2 2338.3
2006 Q2 2,270 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,663 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,955 7 2 639.0
2005 Q2 5,857 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,795 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,646 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,868 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 45 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,365 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,698 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,736 6 3 1606.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 4,764 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,688 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 13,223 3 0 226.9
2001 Q2 2,662 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 3,015 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,550 4 0 1126.8
2000 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2020 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2020 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

Miner lost grip on a piece of flagstone while stacking it on a pallet causing the piece to fall and hit their leg.

August 17, 2020 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Stone Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While stacking flagstone on a pallet miner smashed finger.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 30, 2005 ID · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Star Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE NAILING BOARD TO FINISH PALLETIZING ROCK, ROCK SHIFTED AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIM OVER AND ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT, CRUSHING HIS SECOND TOE ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

May 25, 2005 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

WHEN PALLETIZING ROCK, THE ROCK SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS FOREARM WITH THE EDGE OF THE ROCK, RESULTING IN A CUT ON HIS FOREARM REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

1999 · 2 incidents

October 28, 1999 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Star Stone Quarries Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A CAN OF STARTING FLUID GOT UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND WAS APPARENTLY PUNCTURED WHEN THE SEAT CAME DOWN.

July 26, 1999 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Stone Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMASH FINGER NEED COUPLE STITCHES.

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The full compliance file on Portable 1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.