Mining Incidents

Portable #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Mission, Hidalgo County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104094

Portable #3 has $455 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
4
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Nov 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
5
citations
0
significant & substantial
$455
proposed penalties
$455
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
22
inspections on record
264
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: 264 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 $455 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.
$455
proposed penalties
$455
current assessed
$455
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-06-28.
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
2011 Q1 883 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,358 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,297 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,371 2 0 1458.8
2010 Q1 1,382 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,392 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,350 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,371 0 0 0.0
Show 37 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1 1,395 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,751 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,251 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,164 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,106 1 0 163.8
2007 Q4 5,768 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,387 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,303 1 0 158.7
2007 Q1 6,037 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,802 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,583 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,792 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,040 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,933 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,768 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,165 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,965 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,168 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,138 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,130 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,162 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,688 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,267 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,157 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,732 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,578 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,140 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,350 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,003 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,599 1 0 384.8
2001 Q3 2,804 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,304 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,472 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,231 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,167 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,100 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,893 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

November 2, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM INSERT INSIDE CRUSHER. PLATFORM SHIFTED AND EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 3 FOOT TO THE CONVEYOR BELT.

April 26, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNHOOKING BLOW BAR FROM CRADLE WHEN BLOW BAR SHIFTED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN BLOW BAR AND CRADLE FRAME

2002 · 1 incident

December 16, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DIGGING PORTABLE #3 CRUSHER TIRES WHEN GRUBBING HOE STRUCK A ROCK STRAINING HIS LEFT WRIST.

2000 · 1 incident

September 28, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS EXITING THE OPERTOR TRAILER FROM A SEATEDPOSITION HE JUMPED TO GROUND & HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED ON A ROCK

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The full compliance file on Portable #3

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.