Portable Crusher: 23 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Portable Crusher has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
23
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,694
proposed penalties
$2,694
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
206
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 206 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 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-07-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.21.7%
significant & substantial
4.3%
high negligence or reckless
21.7%
reasonably likely or greater
47.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 26.1% low, 69.6% moderate, 4.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2002-04-18, 24 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
3
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (3)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2002-04-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2001-08-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.2 | 1.07 | 0.19 | 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.
Ownership history
- Landworks Northwest Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Portable Crusher sits in Cowlitz County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Cowlitz County, Washington · Population 111,539
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$72,932
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 290 | 3 | 0 | 10344.8 |
| 2008 Q2 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 458 | 9 | 5 | 19650.7 |
| 2007 Q2 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 437 | 1 | 0 | 2288.3 |
| 2004 Q1 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 600 | 4 | 0 | 6666.7 |
| 2002 Q1 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 179 | 5 | 0 | 27933.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.