PORTABLE # 1: 19 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
PORTABLE # 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $474 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,344
proposed penalties
$1,870
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $474 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
84
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 84 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 $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $474 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$474
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-11-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.21.1%
significant & substantial
57.9%
high negligence or reckless
21.1%
reasonably likely or greater
52.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 42.1% moderate, 57.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2000-11-30, 25 years ago
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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.2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (2)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-11-30 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.14 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2000-11-30 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | Truck Driver |
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
- Pacific Cascade Resources Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
PORTABLE # 1 sits in Columbia County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Columbia County, Oregon · Population 53,178
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$86,359
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.