Injured was standing on a beam tightening bolts. He lost his balance and fell off the beam. His leg got caught in the basket beneath the beam causing a compound fracture to his lower left leg.
Portable Operation Metal/Non-Metal
DS, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Steve Norberg
Chula Vista,
San Diego County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405707
Portable Operation has $12K 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 2014–2015
- Latest incident
- Aug 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
25
citations
9
significant & substantial
$11,701
proposed penalties
$11,701
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
10
inspections on record
164
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: 164 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 Operation has $12K 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.$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q2 | 3,106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,933 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 823 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,121 | 1 | 1 | 892.1 |
| 2017 Q3 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q2 | 722 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,018 | 1 | 0 | 495.5 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 905 | 1 | 0 | 1105.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 971 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 936 | 1 | 1 | 1068.4 |
| 2015 Q2 | 943 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,162 | 11 | 5 | 9466.4 |
| 2014 Q3 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 7751.9 |
| 2014 Q1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 600000.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,933 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,083 | 3 | 0 | 973.1 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2015 · 1 incident
August 6, 2015
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Norberg Crushing, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2014 · 1 incident
April 18, 2014
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
Norberg Crushing, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was cleaning hydraulic hoses at the back of the service truck when he suffered a heart attack.
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