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: 385 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 $26K 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
80 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $16K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-06-24.
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.
13citations taken to the federal commission · 16% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 92%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 8%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
62%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$16K proposed, $6K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-01-03.
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: 2020-06-24, 6 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2020-06-24
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-06-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-11-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
1.79
0.11
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-11-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.45
0.12
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-06-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.46
1.09
0.42
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-06-02
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2021
3
2020
2
2019
3
2018
2
2017
3
2016
3
2015
2
2014
2
2013
2
2012
3
2011
9
2010
11
2009
8
2008
5
2007
8
2006
10
2005
5
2004
2
2003
2
2002
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Portable #1 sits in Redwood County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Redwood County, Minnesota · Population 15,383
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$67,024
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
2021 Q1
50
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
876
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,166
3
0
2572.9
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
944
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,181
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
896
3
0
3348.2
2019 Q1
0
1
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q3
1,236
5
0
4045.3
2018 Q2
1,079
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
32
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
96
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,273
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,214
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
207
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
881
3
0
3405.2
2016 Q3
1,202
4
0
3327.8
2016 Q2
850
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
588
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,193
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
689
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
0
1
0
2014 Q4
800
12
0
15000.0
2014 Q3
2,036
10
3
4911.6
2014 Q2
350
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
613
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,603
3
0
1871.5
2013 Q2
1,073
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
1,416
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,723
4
0
2321.5
2012 Q2
1
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,232
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,777
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
828
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
51
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
372
13
6
34946.2
2010 Q3
1,585
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,080
12
5
11111.1
2010 Q1
97
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
747
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
783
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
875
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
48
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
120
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
500
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
308
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
8
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
369
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
788
3
1
3807.1
2007 Q2
860
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
121
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,094
3
0
2742.2
2006 Q3
742
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,118
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
498
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,023
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
824
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
16
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
364
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
568
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
354
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
51
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
201
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
397
1
0
2518.9
2003 Q2
251
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
10
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
105
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
399
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
971
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2019 · 1 incident
August 1, 2019MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE climed on dozer arm to check water, frost on metal, slipped and fell, hitting lower back on metal brace towards the bottom between dozer blade and radiator.