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Portable Crew #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Juan B Lulack
Plains, Sanders County, MT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2402239

Portable Crew #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2023–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
32
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,909
proposed penalties
$3,908
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
33
inspections on record
334
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: 334 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 Crew #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$2
outstanding
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 515 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 794 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 644 3 0 4658.4
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 473 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 525 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 86 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 987 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 711 3 0 4219.4
2022 Q4 789 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,451 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,345 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 590 2 0 3389.8
2021 Q3 1,464 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,396 2 0 1432.7
2021 Q1 261 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 505 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,004 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 617 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 282 3 1 10638.3
2019 Q4 752 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,295 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 972 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 687 2 2 2911.2
2018 Q3 1,339 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,153 1 0 867.3
2018 Q1 201 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,304 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,314 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 488 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 898 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 957 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 151 3 1 19867.5
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 777 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,290 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 372 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 699 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,462 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,303 1 1 767.5
2014 Q1 95 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 694 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,234 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,189 3 0 2523.1
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 242 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,029 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,156 4 0 3460.2
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 838 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,063 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,036 2 0 1930.5
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 706 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,213 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,090 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 121 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 587 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 917 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,064 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 792 1 0 1262.6
2008 Q3 1,396 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,107 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 430 1 0 2325.6
2007 Q4 577 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,247 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,322 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 562 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,398 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,058 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,415 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 977 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 840 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,046 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,178 1 0 848.9
2005 Q1 825 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 580 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 660 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,120 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 450 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,520 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,160 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 725 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 184 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

November 1, 2025 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Block Mountain Slate & Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

Large rock flew off of table after chopped and hit arm directly.

May 12, 2025 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Block Mountain Slate & Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was splitting stone on the splitter, standing too close. A stone was ejected out of the mechanism and fell on top of employee's foot above the safety toe portion.

2023 · 2 incidents

May 5, 2023 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Block Mountain Slate & Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE came in the office Friday afternoon, stated while lifting a rock footing was unsteady & caused a jarring in shoulder as EE slipped. EE stated EE has had previous surgeries to knee & shoulder, so EE knows when EE is hurt. Finished work early after completing 3 pallets of rock. EE was going to rest the shoulder over the weekend. Please see attached documentation.

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