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Portable #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Paulsen Inc · Surface
Controlled by Larry Paulsen
Ogallala, Keith County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501000

Portable #2 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
14
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,048
proposed penalties
$2,048
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
30
inspections on record
237
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: 237 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 $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-11-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 Q1 33 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 431 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 991 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,534 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,181 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,177 1 0 849.6
2023 Q3 1,267 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,587 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1 638 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,222 1 1 818.3
2022 Q3 1,584 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,648 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 165 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 923 2 1 2166.8
2021 Q3 363 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 743 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,142 1 0 875.7
2020 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 701 3 0 4279.6
2019 Q2 1,069 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 411 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 445 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,047 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,150 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,509 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,003 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,659 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,168 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,311 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 293 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,283 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,371 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,059 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 606 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,073 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,606 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,941 1 0 515.2
2014 Q1 180 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,093 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,584 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,265 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 314 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,447 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,134 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,682 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 585 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,421 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,110 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,397 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 773 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,688 1 0 592.4
2010 Q3 1,743 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,831 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 478 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,133 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,581 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,373 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 330 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,278 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,968 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,697 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 619 1 1 1615.5
2007 Q4 1,753 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,140 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,648 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 691 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,666 1 0 600.2
2006 Q3 1,799 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,832 2 0 1091.7
2006 Q1 1,309 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,719 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,789 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,261 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,153 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,098 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,415 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,120 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 978 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,965 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,368 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,061 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,057 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,888 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,783 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,069 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 477 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,537 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,987 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,874 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 384 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,214 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,756 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 18, 1983 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & V Enterprises Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IS UNKNOWN

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