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Portable #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Paulsen Inc · Surface

Controlled by Larry Paulsen

North Platte, Lincoln County, NE  ·  Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2501072

Portable #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

1

Years on record

2009

Latest incident

Sep 2009

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2010

27

citations

4

significant & substantial

$3,748

proposed penalties

$3,295

paid to date

88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $453 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

27

inspections on record

287

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: 287 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 $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$4K

proposed penalties

$4K

current assessed

$3K

paid to date

$453

outstanding

25 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-12.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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	1,414	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,569	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,692	4	0	2364.1
2025 Q1	348	1	0	2873.6
2024 Q4	1,844	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	1,634	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	1,646	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,070	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	1,893	2	0	1056.5
2023 Q3	1,847	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	1,731	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	951	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	1,472	2	0	1358.7
2022 Q3	1,661	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	1,860	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	1,057	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	1,754	2	1	1140.3
2021 Q3	2,174	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	2,314	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	868	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	1,661	1	0	602.0
2020 Q3	1,798	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	1,803	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	61	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	1,786	1	0	559.9
2019 Q3	1,871	2	0	1068.9
2019 Q2	1,297	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	2,205	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	1,566	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	1,133	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	12	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	1,167	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	1,473	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	1,342	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	494	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	1,097	2	0	1823.2
2016 Q3	2,094	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	1,081	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	177	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	1,199	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	1,470	2	1	1360.5
2015 Q2	1,681	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	449	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	1,037	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	1,483	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	1,596	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	90	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	1,107	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	1,623	1	0	616.1
2013 Q2	774	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q4	0	0	0
2012 Q3	0	0	0
2012 Q2	811	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	15	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	886	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	696	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	425	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	21	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	760	1	1	1315.8
2010 Q3	1,394	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,168	2	1	1712.3
2010 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	1,214	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,457	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	955	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	44	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	1,452	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	0	0	0
2005 Q4	10	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	10	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	10	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	65	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	10	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	10	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	10	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	10	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	10	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	10	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	10	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	10	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	10	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	291	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	1,302	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	442	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	10	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	941	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	10	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2009 · 1 incident

September 15, 2009 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY

Paulsen Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The retaining clip slipped off of the winch causing the winch handle to spin free hitting the miner in the right hand fracturing his little finger.

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