Portable Crusher has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
23
citations
11
significant & substantial
$13,222
proposed penalties
$6,099
paid to date
46% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,123 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: 112 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 $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 4 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $12K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-07-24.
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.
16citations taken to the federal commission · 70% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 75%
Vacated or withdrawn
4 · 25%
33%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 12 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$12K proposed, $6K 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 2012-11-30.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2015
2
2014
4
2012
2
2011
0
2010
3
2009
0
2008
1
2007
1
2006
1
2005
1
2004
0
2003
0
2002
1
2001
0
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Portable Crusher sits in Nome Census Area, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Nome Census Area, Alaska · Population 9,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$76,643
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
2015 Q2
938
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q2
1,407
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
505
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
360
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,240
12
6
9677.4
Show 34 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
120
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
80
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
240
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
890
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
120
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
280
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
160
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
400
8
5
20000.0
2005 Q2
120
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
120
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
200
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
40
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
120
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q3
0
0
0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
1991 · 1 incident
August 1, 1991AK · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
September 29, 1990AK · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SWUNG HAMMER AND JARRED ELBOW.MENTIONED IT TO ANOTHER EMPL,CONTINUED WORKING AND DIDNT LOSE ANY TIME OFF WORK.HAD OWN TIRE SHOP FOR YEARS AND SO WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE EQUIPMENT.