Mining Incidents

Portable #1 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.
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.

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.
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 6 3 1795.3
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.

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