Mining Incidents

Portable Crushing Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John C Bryant
Odell, Hood River County, OR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3500037

Portable Crushing has $39K in proposed MSHA penalties and $354 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–2010
Latest incident
Feb 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
151
citations
24
significant & substantial
$39,279
proposed penalties
$36,386
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,893 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
869
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: 869 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 Crushing has $39K in proposed MSHA penalties and $354 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.
$39K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$354
outstanding
151 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-26.
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 1,026 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,882 4 0 1387.9
2025 Q1 3,457 2 0 578.5
2024 Q4 3,193 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,365 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,118 3 0 728.5
2024 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 526 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,619 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,465 2 0 577.2
2023 Q1 828 6 0 7246.4
2022 Q4 2,128 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,980 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,857 1 0 259.3
2022 Q1 1,880 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,721 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,838 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,072 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 3,449 2 0 579.9
2020 Q3 2,736 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,553 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 843 3 0 3558.7
2019 Q4 1,057 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,525 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,935 9 2 1297.8
2019 Q1 583 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,352 6 0 1790.0
2018 Q3 4,918 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,960 12 4 3030.3
2018 Q1 3,770 11 0 2917.8
2017 Q4 3,566 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,301 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,832 3 0 514.4
2017 Q1 1,296 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,830 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,083 2 1 960.2
2016 Q2 3,651 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 2,132 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 701 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,424 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,113 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,660 1 1 375.9
2014 Q2 1,725 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,269 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,052 7 2 1727.5
2013 Q3 3,088 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,129 10 3 2421.9
2013 Q1 2,069 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,262 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,911 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,646 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,460 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,532 1 0 283.1
2011 Q3 3,712 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,508 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,030 8 2 7767.0
2010 Q4 3,178 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,852 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,854 15 1 5255.8
2010 Q1 3,397 1 1 294.4
2009 Q4 3,037 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,955 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,490 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,046 3 1 984.9
2008 Q4 5,014 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,054 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,134 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,330 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,163 2 0 387.4
2007 Q3 5,189 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,997 4 0 800.5
2007 Q1 4,083 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,845 3 0 619.2
2006 Q3 5,469 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,194 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,022 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,285 3 2 567.6
2005 Q3 5,830 1 0 171.5
2005 Q2 4,778 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,227 2 1 473.1
2004 Q4 5,667 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,279 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,799 2 0 416.8
2004 Q1 3,897 1 0 256.6
2003 Q4 4,818 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,874 1 0 205.2
2003 Q2 4,328 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,288 3 0 699.6
2002 Q4 4,206 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,437 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,316 1 0 231.7
2002 Q1 3,428 3 0 875.1
2001 Q4 3,917 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,446 8 3 1799.4
2001 Q2 5,440 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,314 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,599 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,496 5 0 909.8
2000 Q2 4,969 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,167 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2010 · 1 incident

February 8, 2010 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
J Arlie Bryant, Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

Victim was shoveling/clean up with another person, fell ill, was disoriented; taken immediately to the hospital. Arrived at hospital within 20 minutes. diagnosis: global amnesia. Condition is unrelated to workplace according to attending physician.

1992 · 1 incident

May 18, 1992 OR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
J Arlie Bryant, Inc. · Struck by flying object

WORKER BEGAN CUTTING BARREL IN HALF WITH CUTTING TORCH.BARREL EXPLODED.END OF BARREL HIT HIS LEGS AND BROKE THEM.

1991 · 1 incident

July 30, 1991 OR · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
J Arlie Bryant, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK LIFTED OUT OF CRUSHER WITH CHAIN BY LOADER IT SLIPPED OFF STRUC K EMP ON FOREHEAD

1990 · 2 incidents

May 1, 1990 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Arlie Bryant, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPL SHOVELING,GRABBED CHAIN WITH ANGLE IRON,IT BROKE LOOSE STRIKING EMPL ARM.

1989 · 4 incidents

November 8, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
J Arlie Bryant, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOWER BACK PAIN GRADUALLY BECAME MORE INTENSE.

November 1, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
J Arlie Bryant, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

WOKER FAILED TO LOWER DUMP BOX ON DUMP TRUCK AFTER HE DUMPED LOAD. HE DROVE TRUCK APPROX. 300 YARDS WITH BOX UP. EXTENNDED BO HIT OVERHEAD CONVEYOR. OVERHEAD CONVEYOR CAME DOWN ON TOP OF CA B DUMP TRUCK CAUSING INJURIES TO WORKER.

June 13, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Arlie Bryant, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WA S LIFTING A PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH UPON THE SCREEN PLANT & PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK HE FINISHED THE SHIFT & WORKED THE NEXT DAY

June 8, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J Arlie Bryant, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE WAS PUTTING BINDER CHAINS OVER LOAD OF STEEL ON 40 FT TRAILER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND. HE LANDED ON 8X12 BLOCK OF WOOD WHICH CAUSED THE INJURY.

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