Portable #5 Dredge has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–2004
Latest incident
Oct 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
25
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,146
proposed penalties
$1,860
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $286 gap.
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: 207 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 #5 Dredge has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-06-08.
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.
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.
18citations taken to the federal commission · 72% of citations on record
Settled
17 · 94%
Stood as issued
1 · 6%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
24%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K 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 2005-09-21.
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.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2021-03-10, 5 years ago
5
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Show the individual readings (5)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2021-03-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-03-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2021-03-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-06-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2013-06-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
1
2025
1
2024
2
2023
1
2022
2
2021
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
0
2017
2
2016
0
2015
1
2014
1
2013
4
2012
3
2011
0
2010
2
2009
1
2008
2
2007
2
2006
4
2005
1
2004
4
2003
3
2002
5
2001
4
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Portable #5 Dredge sits in Morgan County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Morgan County, Colorado · Population 29,186
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$75,407
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
2026 Q2
442
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
0
0
0
2025 Q4
214
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
341
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
2
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
322
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
635
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
387
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
686
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
499
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
10
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
445
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
107
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
411
1
0
2433.1
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
94
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
340
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
819
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
300
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,046
0
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
1,282
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
403
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
819
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,272
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
573
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,604
2
0
1246.9
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
1,773
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
823
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
309
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
150
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
954
2
0
2096.4
2012 Q2
1,180
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
486
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,178
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
687
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
912
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
774
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
1,434
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
868
2
0
2304.1
2007 Q1
137
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,405
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,595
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,059
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
380
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,787
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
2,607
17
5
6520.9
2004 Q3
761
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,148
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,819
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
0
1
0
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
5,095
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,516
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,589
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,844
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,716
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,724
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,782
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,562
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,035
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,586
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,639
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,614
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,507
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,632
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2004 · 1 incident
October 18, 2004CO · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerMACHINERY
The ee was operating a mobile pettibone crane and lifting a dredge pontoon when the right front outrigger sank into the sand causing the pettibone to lay over onto the right side. It was set back up.
2003 · 1 incident
May 20, 2003CO · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE EE WAS MOVING A FRESH WATER PUMP, ONE SIDE OF THE WALKWAY FOR THE PUMP COLLAPSED DUE TO A BOLT BREAKING, CAUSING THE EE TO FALL CATCHING BOTH KNEES BETWEEN THE RAIL AND WALKWAY. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HYPEREXTENT BOTH KNEES.
2000 · 1 incident
April 24, 2000CO · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE EMPLOYEE WA SPULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS FOR A 12" DIAMETER SAND LINE PIPE, WHEN HE FELT A STRAINING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER INTESTINAL TRACT OF HIS LOWE ABDOMEN. DURING A LATER OW EL MOVEMENT, THERE WAS A MASIVE BLOODY DISCHARGE. THE EMPLOYEE WA TREATED AT THE SIDNEY, NE HOSPITAL WE HAVE NO MEDICAL INTO AS OF YET, LOST TIME?
1997 · 2 incidents
June 25, 1997NE · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE EE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EE S IN SETTING CROSS BRACES TO BE WELDED FOR SAND CHUTES, WHEN A SUPPORT WHICH THE LADDER WAS LEANING AGAISNT TOPPLED CAUSING THE LADDER AND EE TO FALL FROM HEI GHT OF ABOUT 12 FEET. THE EE S RIGHT HEEL LANDEDON THE LADDER WHEN HE FELL.
March 18, 1997NE · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS LIFTING THE END OF TELEPHONE POLES TO SLIDE A CHAIN UNDERNEATH TO HOOK IT UP TO THE FRONT END LOADER TO MOVE THEM. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO LIFT THE END OF ONE TELEPHONE POLE, HE FELT HIS L OWER BACK POP.
1993 · 2 incidents
November 29, 1993NE · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanOTHER
TWO EE HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING SOME STEEL ON THE DE WATERING SCREW WITH AN ACETYLENE AND OXYGEN CUTTING TORCH. THE EE HAD BEGUN TO WRAP UP THE CUTTING TORCH HOSES WHEN HE REACHED UP TO HIS C HEST GASPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND THE OTHER EE CHECKED HIS VITAL SIGNS AND BEGAN CPR FOR AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK.
October 21, 1993NE · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BY HAND A SPOOL OF CABLE FROM THE LOADER BUCKET TO A TRUCK, WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND HAS BEEN O FF WORK SINCE THE INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY, 10-25-93, WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
1990 · 1 incident
April 13, 1990NE · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEES WERE ADDING A JOING OF PIPE TO THE DISCHARGE LINE FROM THE DREDGE. A PORTION OF THE DUTY INVOLVED HANDLING STEEL CABLE. THE EMPLOYEESUSTAINED NUMEROUS CUTS AND SMALL ALCERATIONS TO THE RIGHT HAND AND ARM, WHICH LATER DEVELOPED INTO BLOOD POISONING.