Mining Incidents

Portable #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Pocatello, Bannock County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001828

Portable #2 has $275 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
1990–1995
Latest incident
Nov 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
5
citations
0
significant & substantial
$275
proposed penalties
$275
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
4
inspections on record
37
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: 37 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 #2 has $275 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.
$275
proposed penalties
$275
current assessed
$275
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-07-16.
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
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 817 3 0 3672.0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 1,192 2 0 1677.9
2001 Q2 0 0 0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 1 incident

November 8, 1995 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Hunziker Construction Company · Flash burns (electric)

REPAIRING SPLICE ON FEED CORD TO RAIAL STACKER. SHUT MASTER SWITCH OFF TO THE MAIN CONTROL IN THE VAN. SWITCH WAS MOVED TO CONTROL BOX ON THE BARMARK AND HAD FORGOTTEN IT WAS MOVED AND FEED WA S STILL LIVE. WHEN HE CUT INTO THE FEED THE FEEDWIRE WAS STILL LIVE AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FLASH. NOTE: WITNESS DIDN'T SEE THE ACCIDENT BUT WERE CLOSE BY AND HEARD THE NOISE.

1990 · 1 incident

July 24, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Moncar Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL CRUSHER/LOADER OPERATOR WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO KNOCK ROCK OUT OF FEED CONVEYOR TAILPULLEY WITH END WRENCH HE WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT RESULTING IN MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO RIGHT ARM.

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