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Portable #1: 142 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

CRESTON, Lincoln County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503448

Portable #1 has $34K 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
3
Years on record
2004–2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
49
significant & substantial
$33,758
proposed penalties
$33,758
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Copenhaver Construction, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
832
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: 832 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2012-03-08.
On record since 2012.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Portable #1 has $34K 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.
$34K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$34K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-07-13.
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.
34.8%
significant & substantial
3.5%
high negligence or reckless
34.8%
reasonably likely or greater
63.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.3% low, 80.1% moderate, 3.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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: 2016-02-24, 10 years ago
29%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
12
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz72 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Show the individual readings (12)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2005-04-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 0.23 2.74 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.25 1.32 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-02-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-02-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
2014-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-03-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.51 2.28 0.22 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-03-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.23 0.15 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-04-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.6 0.22 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-06-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.77 0.40 Truck Driver
2000-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 0.42 0.88 Crusher Oper/Worker
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
  1. Copenhaver Construction, Inc. 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 3
2016 7
2015 9
2014 9
2013 9
2012 9
2011 7
2010 8
2009 7
2008 8
2007 7
2006 8
2005 10
2004 10
2003 8
2002 11
2001 7
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Portable #1 sits in Lincoln County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Lincoln County, Washington · Population 11,271
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$71,227
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
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 1,342 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 745 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 1,303 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,027 2 0 660.7
2016 Q2 4,207 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,133 2 1 483.9
2015 Q4 3,981 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,221 11 3 2106.9
2015 Q2 5,264 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,369 10 4 4221.2
2014 Q4 4,625 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,651 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,672 7 3 1906.3
2014 Q1 2,792 8 0 2865.3
2013 Q4 2,752 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,399 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,801 3 1 624.9
2013 Q1 3,931 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,580 10 3 2793.3
2012 Q3 4,594 1 0 217.7
2012 Q2 4,711 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,370 3 1 1265.8
2011 Q4 1,238 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,198 1 0 312.7
2011 Q2 4,876 3 0 615.3
2011 Q1 2,758 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,593 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,049 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,172 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,032 6 3 5814.0
2009 Q4 2,020 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,060 3 2 980.4
2009 Q2 4,080 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,025 4 3 3902.4
2008 Q4 4,102 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,054 1 1 246.7
2008 Q2 4,239 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,581 1 0 387.4
2007 Q4 1,242 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,988 2 1 669.3
2007 Q2 3,907 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,022 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,195 1 0 455.6
2006 Q3 3,912 1 0 255.6
2006 Q2 3,765 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,314 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,058 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,449 6 3 1739.6
2005 Q2 3,673 9 3 2450.3
2005 Q1 3,754 1 0 266.4
2004 Q4 3,208 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,644 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,533 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,885 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,344 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,561 1 0 280.8
2003 Q2 3,190 3 1 940.4
2003 Q1 1,429 7 1 4898.5
2002 Q4 3,224 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,710 9 5 2425.9
2002 Q2 4,087 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,224 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,342 5 2 1496.1
2001 Q2 4,068 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,126 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,488 20 7 13440.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 1 incident

September 16, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Copenhaver Construction, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was on his knees shoveling out the 6-20's plant when he felt a pop in his right shoulder. He then became stiff & sore in his right shoulder, but finished out his shift (2 am). He was the only one shoveling at the time of injury.

2005 · 1 incident

September 23, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Copenhaver Construction, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Smashed finger while placing ladder in van trailer.

2004 · 1 incident

December 7, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Copenhaver Construction, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE SHOVELING. RAINING OUTSIDE AND ICE PRESENT FROM RECENT SNOW.