Portable # 3 has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K 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
2021–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
70
citations
15
significant & substantial
$32,316
proposed penalties
$19,136
paid to date
59% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,180 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
21
inspections on record
371
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: 371 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 $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-15.
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 Q4
2,529
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
8,862
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
9,839
3
1
304.9
2025 Q1
9,953
9
0
904.2
2024 Q4
9,091
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
7,210
1
0
138.7
2024 Q2
7,402
14
3
1891.4
2024 Q1
7,297
8
2
1096.3
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
8,414
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
6,284
7
2
1113.9
2023 Q2
8,499
1
1
117.7
2023 Q1
7,717
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
6,694
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
8,832
1
0
113.2
2022 Q2
7,477
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
4,550
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
6,009
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
7,232
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
7,734
5
2
646.5
2021 Q1
3,420
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
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
3,451
4
1
1159.1
2017 Q3
2,275
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
823
4
1
4860.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2023 · 1 incident
September 27, 2023WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Miner using a crane to unload a skid steer from a trailer. Wind gust occurred while the operator was rotating the boom causing the boom to rotate outside of the Front-loading area. The crane tipped over. The operator was taken to the hospital for evaluation and released without treatment. EE had only minor muscle strains. The 15-ton mobile crane was not significantly damaged.
2021 · 1 incident
October 29, 2021WA · Metal/Non-Metalgroundman, yardmanELECTRICAL
A Miner had contact with a low voltage control wire and received a shock. EE was taken to a local medical facility for evaluation and released. EE will be off work for 1 week pending a follow up appointment.
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