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PORTABLE: 38 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Darrell Rossing
Richland Center, Richland County, WI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4702752

PORTABLE has $3K 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
6
Years on record
1984–1995
Latest incident
Nov 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
12
significant & substantial
$3,447
proposed penalties
$3,417
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $30 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Darrell Rossing Trucking & Excavating's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
243
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: 243 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 has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $60 in penalties contested before the Commission, $30 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-07-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
31.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
31.6%
reasonably likely or greater
47.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 36.8% low, 63.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$60 proposed, $30 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2004-10-19.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
LAKE 2005-14M Settlement Lesnick 2005 $60 → $30
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Darrell Rossing Trucking & Excavating 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 2
2011 1
2010 2
2009 1
2008 2
2007 3
2006 3
2005 3
2004 3
2003 4
2002 4
2001 3
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PORTABLE sits in Richland County, Wisconsin, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Richland County, Wisconsin · Population 17,229
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,649
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
Show 58 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 37 4 1 108108.1
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 166 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 286 6 0 20979.0
2012 Q2 142 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 220 1 0 4545.5
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 423 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,058 2 1 1890.4
2010 Q2 214 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 427 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 806 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 618 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 633 1 1 1579.8
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 428 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,009 3 0 2973.2
2007 Q2 784 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 185 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 370 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,018 2 0 1964.6
2006 Q2 575 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 633 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,499 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 776 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 67 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,262 3 1 2377.2
2004 Q2 799 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 331 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,740 6 2 3448.3
2003 Q1 68 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,042 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,344 2 1 1488.1
2002 Q2 1,263 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 60 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,136 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,356 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,376 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 1,294 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,371 8 5 5835.2
2000 Q2 1,374 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 253 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darrell Rossing Trucking & Excavating · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TO ENTER DUMP TRUCK EMPLOYEE NEEDED TO STEP UP A COUPLE OF STEPS ON THE TRUCK. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIMSELF UP BY REACHING UP AND GRABBING THE STEERING WHEEL TO HOIST HIMSELF UP. HE FELT A P ULLING IN HIS SHOULDER AND A POP IN HIS NECK. (LEFT SIDE) PINCHED NERVE SWOLLEN VETEBRAE.

August 9, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darrell Rossing Trucking & Excavating · Fall from machine

OWNER WAS LEAVING THE SUPPLY VAN AND MISSTEPPED THE STEP DOWN, A SLIGHT DROP OF APPROXIMATELY 8". HE PITCHED FORWARD AND LANDED ON HIS KNEES. HE RUPTURED THE TENDONS IN BOTH LEGS.

1994 · 1 incident

1991 · 2 incidents

February 6, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darrell Rossing Trucking & Excavating · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS CLEARING BRUSH FROM QUARRY AREA. HE WAS USING A END LOADER TO CLEAR THE BRUSH BUT GOT OUT OF THE END LOADER TO PICK SOME WOOD BLOCK HE GOT HIS FEET CAUGHT IN SOME BRUSH AND SLIPPERY SNOW. HE TWISTED SIDE WAYS AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS PSOTERIOR END.

1984 · 1 incident

July 6, 1984 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Darrell Rossing Trucking & Excavating · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL OPERATING BREAKER CRUSHING ROCK.LARGE ROCK CAUGHT UP AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK AND WOULDNT GO THROUGH JAW.IT SUDDENLY JUMPED AHEAD AND PINCHED OPERATOR FOOT AGAINST PLATFORM.