Mining Incidents

Portable #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Frost Crushed Stone · Surface
Controlled by Daniel Marcus Frost
Marlin, Falls County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104467

Portable #3 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
71
citations
12
significant & substantial
$10,056
proposed penalties
$9,390
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $666 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
56
inspections on record
703
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: 703 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 $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-26.
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
2024 Q2 13,520 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 14,235 1 0 70.2
2023 Q4 14,950 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 16,380 1 1 61.1
2023 Q2 15,665 3 0 191.5
2023 Q1 13,520 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 14,950 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 14,950 5 0 334.4
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q2 14,950 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 18,650 2 0 107.2
2021 Q4 17,095 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 14,950 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 15,730 1 0 63.6
2021 Q1 14,950 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 14,950 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 14,950 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 16,380 1 0 61.1
2020 Q1 17,030 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 16,380 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 15,665 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 14,950 2 1 133.8
2019 Q1 14,235 1 1 70.2
2018 Q4 14,235 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,950 1 0 66.9
2018 Q2 14,950 1 0 66.9
2018 Q1 14,300 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 14,235 5 2 351.2
2017 Q3 15,665 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 17,095 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 14,950 1 0 66.9
2016 Q4 14,950 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 17,095 2 0 117.0
2016 Q2 9,945 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 13,520 3 1 221.9
2015 Q4 10,660 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,230 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 11,206 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 11,570 1 0 86.4
2014 Q4 10,660 2 2 187.6
2014 Q3 13,520 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 12,805 2 0 156.2
2014 Q1 8,515 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 10,010 1 0 99.9
2013 Q3 9,230 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 11,790 2 0 169.6
2013 Q1 11,375 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 12,285 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 9,230 1 0 108.3
2012 Q2 9,250 3 1 324.3
2012 Q1 10,790 1 0 92.7
2011 Q4 4,940 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,735 1 0 129.3
2011 Q2 9,230 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,515 1 0 117.4
2010 Q4 7,800 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,085 2 0 282.3
2010 Q2 7,800 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,230 2 0 216.7
2009 Q4 8,385 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,680 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,385 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 9,295 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 10,010 2 0 199.8
2008 Q3 13,975 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 14,300 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 21,775 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 18,590 2 0 107.6
2007 Q3 15,665 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 14,950 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 12,090 1 0 82.7
2006 Q4 10,725 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 12,415 1 0 80.5
2006 Q2 9,945 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,450 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,750 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,100 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,650 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 12,805 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,650 1 0 177.0
2004 Q3 6,500 6 1 923.1
2004 Q2 3,750 1 0 266.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 16, 2012 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Frost Crushed Stone · Struck against a moving object

Not sure of full conditions, because after finding a note from ER in the truck stating his return to work date 4/17/12. The investigation was called off, by MSHA. The truck ran on to a berm and flipped on its side.

2010 · 1 incident

August 27, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Frost Crushed Stone · Struck against a moving object

An articulating truck driver was operating his truck when the left front tire blew out. The force blew upward toward the cab and the man hit his ankle on the dashboard breaking a bone in his left ankle.

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