Mining Incidents

Portable #1: 31 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Randall D Smith
Fluvanna, Scurry County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4104925

Portable #1 has $6K 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
2
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Jan 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
31
citations
11
significant & substantial
$5,863
proposed penalties
$5,863
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
13
inspections on record
122
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: 122 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 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-12.
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.
35.5%
significant & substantial
25.8%
high negligence or reckless
35.5%
reasonably likely or greater
45.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 74.2% moderate, 25.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. West Texas Rock Resources 2012 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 1
2024 2
2023 3
2022 3
2021 0
2020 2
2019 0
2018 2
2017 1
2016 2
2015 2
2014 5
2013 4
2012 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Portable #1 sits in Scurry County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 13.4% 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.
Scurry County, Texas · Population 16,633
13.4%
Mining share of county employment
$62,689
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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 375 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,890 7 3 3703.7
2024 Q4 1,398 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 364 5 1 13736.3
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 269 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,013 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 8 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 95 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,719 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,002 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,517 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,292 13 5 10061.9
2022 Q2 936 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 150 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 42 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,522 3 2 1971.1
2020 Q1 403 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 967 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 876 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 565 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 663 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,537 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,603 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,337 1 0 747.9
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 527 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,749 1 0 571.8
2014 Q2 2,355 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,761 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,558 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,518 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,462 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

January 10, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
West Texas Rock Resources · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was attempting to dislodge a rock using a pry bar and fell.

January 8, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Texas Rock Resources · Struck against stationary object

Employee was not wearing a company issued hard hat. Employee hit his head on viper frame. Employee was taken to the emergency room and received sutures.