Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher No. 5 Metal/Non-Metal

Cottonwood, ID, Idaho County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001906

Portable Crusher No. 5 has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $84 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1994–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
111
citations
26
significant & substantial
$23,492
proposed penalties
$20,809
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,683 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
25
inspections on record
390
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: 390 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 No. 5 has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $84 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$84
outstanding
105 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-05-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 1,243 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 1,914 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,700 0 0 0.0
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3 612 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 510 19 11 37254.9
2009 Q1 3,402 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,520 2 0 793.7
2008 Q3 3,570 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,740 16 3 4278.1
2008 Q1 5,280 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,825 5 1 1307.2
2007 Q3 4,290 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,550 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,854 6 2 1556.8
2006 Q4 4,734 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,080 6 1 1470.6
2006 Q2 3,190 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,233 3 0 1343.5
2005 Q4 2,550 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,814 2 0 344.0
2005 Q2 2,975 1 0 336.1
2005 Q1 2,864 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,552 6 0 2351.1
2004 Q3 4,462 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,753 4 0 2281.8
2004 Q1 2,105 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,060 4 1 1307.2
2003 Q3 2,548 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,875 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,428 5 0 3501.4
2002 Q4 5,100 24 5 4705.9
2002 Q3 4,590 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,975 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,719 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,124 8 2 2560.8
2001 Q3 2,040 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,435 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,581 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,868 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,805 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 7, 2007 ID · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting rock conveyor belting with a utility knife when the knife slipped resulting in a laceration between the thumb & index finger of EE's left hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

July 17, 2006 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seubert Excavators Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was assisting other crew members string a rock crusher conveyor belt when his left ring finger got caught in a v-belt sheave resulting in partial amputation.

June 19, 2006 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck against a moving object

Driving haul truck down a road, lost control of truck and rolled it 1 time down the road. Rolled over 1 time. Bed landed on wheels, cab rolled 1 1/4 times and came to rest w/driver's side on ground. Driver was wearing seatbelt and sustained very minor injuries.

2005 · 1 incident

May 31, 2005 ID · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING UNDER A CRUSHER CONE TO DIG OUT A STUMP WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT FROM THE GROUND PIERCED HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 10, 2004 ID · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Seubert Excavators Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing up a cat track when he slipped on oil resulting in his fall. Employee fell on his back hitting his head on the bumper of a service vehicle.

June 30, 2004 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seubert Excavators Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING AN ENGINE FROM A D10 CAT EXCAVATOR.

2000 · 4 incidents

November 11, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Seubert Excavators Inc · Flash burns (electric)

HOOKING UP A CIRCUIT BREAKER WITH THE GENERATOR STILL RUNNING, IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

April 22, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Seubert Excavators Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING ON EQUIPMENT AND THE AUTOMATIC SHIELD ON THE WELDING HELMET DIDN'T WORK, THE BATTERIES WERE DEAD. HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE SUN FLASHING ON THE HELMET. THE RESULT WAS WELDER BURN TO HIS EYES.

February 25, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Seubert Excavators Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD A BAD WIND STORM DURING THE DURING THE SHIFT AND EE GOT SAND, DIRT AND ROCKS EMBEDDED IN HIS EYES.

February 3, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seubert Excavators Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS USING A WRENCH AND A PRY BAR TOGETHER TO LOOSEN A BOLT AND PULLED TOO HARD AND SNAPPED HIS BACK.

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 3 incidents

September 2, 1994 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seubert Excavators Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LEANING OUT ON 20' WALL TO HELP LIFT A RAILROAD TIE. RIGHT BICEP SNAPPED. TORE LIGAMENTS.

July 6, 1994 ID · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Seubert Excavators Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RUNNING DOWNHILL AND SLIPPED--TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. HEARD IT POP BUT NO SHARP PAIN. STILL HURTS SO SEEING A DR. 9-13-94.

May 31, 1994 ID · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Seubert Excavators Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PACKING 15# BAGS OF SAMPLES. TRIPPED POVER BERM AND WRENCHED LOWER BACK.

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The full compliance file on Portable Crusher No. 5

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.