Portable #4 has $118K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2019
Latest incident
Apr 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
108
citations
27
significant & substantial
$117,513
proposed penalties
$81,622
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $35,891 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
28
inspections on record
513
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: 513 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 #4 has $118K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$118K
proposed penalties
$82K
current assessed
$82K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
107 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-16.
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
7,935
2
0
252.0
2025 Q3
8,718
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
8,564
3
0
350.3
2025 Q1
6,388
14
2
2191.6
2024 Q4
9,547
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
8,975
3
0
334.3
2024 Q2
8,297
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
8,523
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
9,975
1
0
100.3
2023 Q3
6,501
14
3
2153.5
2023 Q2
6,792
22
6
3239.1
2023 Q1
6,500
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
7,639
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
6,752
8
3
1184.8
2022 Q2
7,168
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
6,227
9
3
1445.3
2021 Q4
7,703
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
7,065
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
6,926
2
1
288.8
2021 Q1
8,560
8
2
934.6
2020 Q4
7,215
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
7,878
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
3,889
3
1
771.4
2020 Q1
8,222
3
1
364.9
2019 Q4
4,545
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
7,140
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
7,216
10
4
1385.8
2019 Q1
5,996
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,530
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
8,139
1
1
122.9
2018 Q2
5,314
4
0
752.7
2018 Q1
4,824
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
401
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2019 · 1 incident
April 9, 2019WA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While trying to remove the bucket from the skid steer it dropped off the machine and injured the worker.
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