Mining Incidents

Portable #1 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.
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 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
2024 Q2 269 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,013 0 0 0.0
Show 37 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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.

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