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PORTABLE # 2: 139 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

4 R Equipment LLC · Surface
Madras, Jefferson County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503519

PORTABLE # 2 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
139
citations
32
significant & substantial
$25,307
proposed penalties
$22,659
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,648 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See 4 R Equipment LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
55
inspections on record
764
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: 764 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 $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 3 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
133 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-30.
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.
23.0%
significant & substantial
9.4%
high negligence or reckless
23.0%
reasonably likely or greater
65.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.2% low, 83.5% moderate, 9.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
12 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 5 · 42%
  • Stood as issued 7 · 58%
83%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
27%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $4K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-06-13.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2018-0407 Settlement Simonton 2018 $3K → $3K
WEST 2018-0433 Settlement Simonton 2018 $953 → $318
WEST 2009-967M Dismissal Lesnick 2010 $880 → $880
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2025-03-26
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz16
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (22)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-03-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.76 Bobcat Operator
2025-03-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-03-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-03-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-07-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.78 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-07-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.73 Truck Driver
2017-07-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.66 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-07-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.26 Shovel Operator
2016-09-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.13 3.24 0.35 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-09-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2009-04-09 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.38 Backhoe Operator
2009-04-09 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.37 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-09 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-08-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.6 Backhoe Operator
2005-08-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.2 Truck Driver
2005-08-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.75 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-08-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.98 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-07-28 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.47 Backhoe Operator
2004-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.28 3.27 0.39 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-07-28 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.11 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-03-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Supervisor, Co. Official
2003-03-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Front-end Loader Operator
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. 4 R Equipment LLC 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 2
2024 4
2023 5
2022 4
2021 5
2020 4
2019 4
2018 3
2017 4
2016 5
2015 4
2014 5
2013 5
2012 4
2011 4
2010 4
2009 4
2008 6
2007 7
2006 4
2005 8
2004 7
2003 5
2002 3
2001 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PORTABLE # 2 sits in Jefferson County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Jefferson County, Oregon · Population 24,973
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$73,051
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
2026 Q2 368 5 2 13587.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 832 3 0 3605.8
2025 Q1 812 1 1 1231.5
2024 Q4 1,068 2 0 1872.7
2024 Q3 976 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,847 4 0 2165.7
2024 Q1 1,174 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,160 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,097 2 0 953.7
2023 Q2 1,917 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,570 5 1 3184.7
2022 Q4 936 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,275 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,082 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,429 9 4 6298.1
2021 Q4 2,034 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,045 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,218 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,268 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,064 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,189 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 729 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 752 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,427 5 1 2060.2
2019 Q3 2,275 2 0 879.1
2019 Q2 43 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 1,262 3 0 2377.2
2018 Q2 2,056 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,072 2 1 965.3
2017 Q4 1,630 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,060 1 0 485.4
2017 Q2 2,126 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,332 4 1 3003.0
2016 Q4 1,832 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,428 1 1 411.9
2016 Q2 2,662 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,358 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,210 4 1 3305.8
2015 Q3 410 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,112 5 1 2367.4
2015 Q1 582 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 640 2 0 3125.0
2014 Q3 1,353 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,043 6 5 5752.6
2014 Q1 1,098 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,117 1 1 895.3
2013 Q3 1,835 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,003 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,823 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,223 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 970 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,755 1 0 569.8
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 575 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,013 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 800 2 0 2500.0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 60 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,121 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 115 1 0 8695.7
2009 Q4 1,252 1 0 798.7
2009 Q3 2,344 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,587 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 664 7 2 10542.2
2008 Q4 1,719 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,416 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,951 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,278 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,919 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,625 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,004 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,431 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 18 4 0 222222.2
2006 Q3 3,263 3 0 919.4
2006 Q2 3,278 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,008 8 0 2659.6
2005 Q4 3,787 1 0 264.1
2005 Q3 3,853 6 1 1557.2
2005 Q2 3,273 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,627 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,180 9 2 2153.1
2004 Q3 3,778 7 0 1852.8
2004 Q2 3,292 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,829 5 0 1767.4
2003 Q4 2,178 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,915 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,980 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,391 3 2 2156.7
2002 Q4 2,028 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 536 2 0 3731.3
2002 Q2 645 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,365 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,287 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,088 5 2 4595.6
2001 Q2 1,192 1 0 838.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

March 10, 2025 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
4 R Equipment LLC · Fall from ladders

EE was climbing down a ladder while holding jacket and water bottle and fell off the ladder. EE did not have 3 points of contact on the ladder as EE began climbing down. EE reached for the ladder with hand that was holding the jacket, couldn't grasp the ladder, and fell from the ladder.

2004 · 1 incident

April 28, 2004 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
4 R Equipment LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF SCREEN, SLIPPED & HIT HIS FOOT.

2002 · 1 incident

August 22, 2002 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
4 R Equipment LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR A CLOG IN A BUNKER WHEN HIS CROWBAR JAMMED AND PUSHED INTO HIS HAND.