Mining Incidents

Portable #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John R Moerke
Chehalis, Lewis County, WA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4503556

Portable #2 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2018
Latest incident
Nov 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
53
citations
15
significant & substantial
$9,730
proposed penalties
$9,730
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
36
inspections on record
516
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: 516 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 $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-09-01.
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 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 1,883 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,445 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,091 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,815 1 0 355.2
2018 Q4 3,215 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,016 0 0 0.0
Show 59 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 3,215 5 3 1555.2
2018 Q1 2,958 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,511 3 1 1194.7
2017 Q3 2,309 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,569 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,582 4 0 2528.4
2016 Q4 2,129 11 4 5166.7
2016 Q3 1,753 3 0 1711.4
2016 Q2 3,119 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,117 1 1 472.4
2015 Q4 2,178 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,080 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,739 3 1 802.4
2015 Q1 3,513 2 0 569.3
2014 Q4 3,108 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,337 2 0 599.3
2014 Q2 3,354 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,226 1 1 449.2
2013 Q4 2,469 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,252 4 0 1230.0
2013 Q2 2,885 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,703 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,177 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,049 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,637 2 2 758.4
2012 Q1 2,042 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,696 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,273 3 1 1319.8
2011 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,894 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,188 1 0 313.7
2010 Q3 3,908 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,554 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,123 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,933 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,173 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,173 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,366 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,498 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,406 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,443 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,887 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,247 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,258 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,316 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,793 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,783 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,184 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,969 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,790 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,263 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,451 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,622 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,236 4 0 3236.2
2004 Q4 864 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,122 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,659 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 652 2 1 3067.5
2003 Q4 3 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

November 12, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alderbrook Quarry Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was shoveling a buildup of gravel underneath of a conveyor, ee hurt back when turning to dump shovelful.

October 9, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alderbrook Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was moving a smaller rock in the jaw to access and remove an over-sized rock. Upon grasping the smaller rock, worker's footing slipped allowing the smaller rock to shift, pinching worker's fingertip between the smaller rock and jaw side wall.

2009 · 1 incident

June 5, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Alderbrook Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee had on safety glasses and a chip flew into his eye. He was grinding something.

2004 · 1 incident

July 27, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alderbrook Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

EE CLIMBED OVER HANDRAIL ON CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED, STUMBLED, THEN JUMPED, LANDING ON RIGHT ARM. RESULTED IN ELBOW FRACTURE.

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The full compliance file on Portable #2

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.