Mining Incidents

Portable #3 Metal/Non-Metal

T F Luke & Sons Inc · Surface
Controlled by Thomas F Luke
Kimball, Brule County, SD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3901324

Portable #3 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2004–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
25
citations
11
significant & substantial
$2,302
proposed penalties
$2,302
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
21
inspections on record
250
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: 250 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 #3 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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
25 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-10-29.
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
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 186 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 233 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 162 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 52 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 13 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 491 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 36 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 585 1 1 1709.4
2013 Q3 1,372 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 735 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 1,388 2 2 1440.9
2012 Q3 1,535 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,706 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 347 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,324 3 3 2265.9
2011 Q3 1,863 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,173 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 20 1 0 50000.0
2010 Q4 634 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 906 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 609 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 719 4 1 5563.3
2009 Q3 967 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 2 0
2008 Q3 43 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 2,678 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,060 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 430 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 275 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,934 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 975 2 0 2051.3
2005 Q1 269 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,164 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 503 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 297 2 2 6734.0
2003 Q3 780 2 0 2564.1
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 136 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 577 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 394 6 2 15228.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2011 · 1 incident

August 15, 2011 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T F Luke & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Checking on trap on field conveyor slipped got hand between conveyor belt & roller on conveyor.

2004 · 1 incident

September 9, 2004 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T F Luke & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lifting - rolling a rock off conveyor belt down in trap of field conveyor & put his back out of place.

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