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Portable Crusher #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Doug Walterscheid
Channing, Oldham County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104605

Portable Crusher #3 has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2020–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
129
citations
31
significant & substantial
$37,997
proposed penalties
$29,416
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,581 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
53
inspections on record
889
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: 889 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 Crusher #3 has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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.
$38K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
125 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-20.
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 23,761 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 22,748 4 0 175.8
2025 Q2 17,638 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 14,028 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 14,894 3 0 201.4
2024 Q3 13,556 6 1 442.6
2024 Q2 15,345 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 13,886 10 1 720.1
Show 70 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 12,642 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 14,517 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 15,618 2 0 128.1
2023 Q1 13,149 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 9,374 3 0 320.0
2022 Q3 18,055 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 10,579 11 0 1039.8
2022 Q1 7,694 2 0 259.9
2021 Q4 6,396 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 10,650 4 0 375.6
2021 Q2 9,998 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 7,704 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 9,857 4 2 405.8
2020 Q3 10,581 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 12,069 2 0 165.7
2020 Q1 9,555 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,089 3 0 370.9
2019 Q3 11,145 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8,848 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8,630 3 1 347.6
2018 Q4 12,072 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,722 2 1 135.9
2018 Q2 13,282 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 11,280 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 10,317 7 2 678.5
2017 Q3 9,378 6 3 639.8
2017 Q2 13,904 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 13,242 2 1 151.0
2016 Q4 10,368 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 11,169 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 9,230 3 2 325.0
2016 Q1 13,546 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,176 3 0 366.9
2015 Q3 6,882 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,801 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,036 1 1 142.1
2014 Q4 6,549 1 0 152.7
2014 Q3 8,951 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 8,009 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 7,283 1 0 137.3
2013 Q4 6,754 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,293 2 1 274.2
2013 Q2 6,970 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,799 8 3 1176.6
2012 Q4 6,396 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,288 2 1 241.3
2012 Q2 9,712 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,574 4 1 378.3
2011 Q4 5,850 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,790 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,031 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,275 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,425 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,093 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,694 3 1 345.1
2010 Q1 8,595 2 1 232.7
2009 Q4 6,548 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,145 3 2 328.0
2009 Q2 8,002 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7,833 4 1 510.7
2008 Q4 3,428 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,941 4 1 673.3
2008 Q2 5,890 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,868 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,577 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,752 4 1 695.4
2007 Q2 7,191 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,532 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,546 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,837 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 30, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Struck by falling object

employee was helping replace a cone liner using a sledge hammer to loosen three inch nuts from liner while striking the nut broke loos resulting in the nut falling on employees foot breaking little toe on right foot requiring 9 stitches

2024 · 1 incident

August 2, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee stepped off trailer rolling left ankle resulting in hairline fracture returned to duty after missing 2 days of duty

2023 · 2 incidents

January 4, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a pry bar to install a wiper on a sand belt when the pry bar slipped striking a second employee in the right forearm causing fracture.

January 4, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was replacing screens, screen slipped out of hand

2022 · 1 incident

May 11, 2022 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was organizing a tool trailer, EE stood a sprocket up on it's side, attempted to it up

2021 · 1 incident

May 17, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee changing fuel filter on loader. Had build up of mud on boots, slipped from loader step.

2020 · 1 incident

March 19, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
J. Lee Milligan, Inc. · Struck by falling object

While attempting to hitch trailer to pickup, the weld on the trailer broke. The trailer fell onto miner.

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