Mining Incidents

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
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
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.
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
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
Show 19 earlier quarters
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 file

2015 · 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)

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.

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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