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PORTABLE #7: 3 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Julesburg, Lincoln County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500279

PORTABLE #7 has $1K 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
5
Years on record
1998–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
3
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,024
proposed penalties
$657
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $367 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Central Sand & Gravel Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
2
inspections on record
27
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: 27 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 #7 has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$657
current assessed
$657
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $657 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-05-06.
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.
66.7%
significant & substantial
100.0%
high negligence or reckless
66.7%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 0.0% moderate, 100.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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
CENT 2004-118M Settlement Zielinski 2004 $750 → $383
CENT 2004-8-M Dismissal Zielinski 2004 $274 → $274
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Central Sand & Gravel Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 0
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 0
2001 4
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PORTABLE #7 sits in Lincoln County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Lincoln County, Nebraska · Population 34,122
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,342
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
2006 Q4 668 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 2,435 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,771 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 221 0 0 0.0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4 1,322 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,646 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,603 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,549 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,023 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,628 3 2 826.9
2003 Q1 267 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q3 1,152 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,088 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 373 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 394 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,354 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,189 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2005 · 1 incident

July 14, 2005 NE · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER LOADING THE LOADER ONTO THE LOW-BOY TRAILER, THE EE SLIPPED ON THE TIRE WHEN COVERING THE EXHAUST & REMOVING THE ANTENNA. HE BRACED HIS FALL FROM ABOUT 5 FT WITH HIS RIGHT ARM STRAINING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER

2003 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2003 NE · Metal/Non-Metal
Central Sand & Gravel Company · -

THE EE WAS AT THE TOP OF THE PLANT CHECKING THE ROTARY SCREEN, WHEN DOING SO HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON A RAILING & WAS STRUCK BY THE ROTARY SCREEN LIFTING EYE, RESULTING IN A BROKEN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER & LACERATION.

October 13, 2003 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A DOGHOUSE FROM A ROTARY SCREEN. IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE RIBS, BREAKING ONE RIB ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

1999 · 1 incident

September 28, 1999 NE · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

THE EE WAS INSTALLING SOME DREDGE PIPELINE WHILEIT WAS RAINING THIS CAUSED THE FLAT METEL SURFACE ON THE WORK BOAT TO BECOME SLIPPERY THE EE SLIPPED ON THE WET SURFACE & FELL ON THE DREDGE PIP ELINE RESULTING IN 1 FRACTURED RIB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ABDOMEN

1998 · 1 incident

May 19, 1998 NE · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Central Sand & Gravel Company · Contact with heat

EE HAD BEEN WORKING OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT ALL DAY AND WAS NOT FDRINKING ENOUGH FLUIDS. THEN BETWEEN 1900 & 2000 HOURS THE EE STARTED TO BECOME ILL. THE PIT FOREMAN CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEAT PROSTRATION & DEHYDRATION--IV'S WERE ADMINISTERED.