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Portable Plant #1: 20 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Pete Lien & Sons Inc
Nemo, Lawrence County, SD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503223

Portable Plant #1 has $2K 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
9
Years on record
1996–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
20
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,440
proposed penalties
$2,440
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Pete Lien and Sons, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
25
inspections on record
345
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: 345 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 Plant #1 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-09.
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.
30.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.0%
reasonably likely or greater
65.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.0% low, 95.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2009-05-05, 17 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Cristobalite, respirable2
Show the individual readings (10)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2009-05-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-05-05 Cristobalite, respirable 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 2.44 0.24 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-05-05 Cristobalite, respirable 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-04-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 2.04 0.12 Laborer, Bullgang
2006-04-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.07 1.81 0.59 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-04-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 2.22 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-23 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.66 2.65 0.63 Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2015 4
2014 8
2013 7
2012 6
2011 7
2010 7
2009 6
2008 5
2007 4
2006 4
2005 5
2004 5
2003 1
2002 1
2001 2
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Portable Plant #1 sits in Lawrence County, South Dakota, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Lawrence County, South Dakota · Population 26,574
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,766
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 Q3 1,304 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,026 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,112 1 0 321.3
2014 Q4 3,278 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,660 1 0 214.6
2014 Q2 4,828 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,779 2 0 418.5
2013 Q4 3,433 0 0 0.0
Show 55 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q3 4,989 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,844 1 0 260.1
2013 Q1 4,877 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,439 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,959 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,311 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,210 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,019 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,944 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,667 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,101 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,927 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,949 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,702 1 0 270.1
2010 Q1 3,472 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,115 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,179 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,483 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,926 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,472 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,926 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,568 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,740 5 1 1824.8
2007 Q4 2,174 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,275 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,218 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,048 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,924 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,466 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,029 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,861 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,534 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,656 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,285 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,326 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,356 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,920 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,135 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 323 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 373 3 1 8042.9
2003 Q3 373 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 895 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 556 2 2 3597.1
2002 Q4 286 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 546 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 392 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,265 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 350 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 392 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 386 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 597 1 0 1675.0
2000 Q3 2,899 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,465 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,488 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2013 · 1 incident

August 20, 2013 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was helping set up a port. Conveyer, he was handling the power cable when the cable was moved, pinning his left wrist between the cable and the cable bracket. EE suffered a broken bone in his left wrist.

2012 · 1 incident

October 10, 2012 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

10/10/12 EE reported progressive numbness in left hand/fingers with no known reason or origin. No improvement has been seen, and an appt with a specialist made for EE on 11/9/12. Incident being treated as reportable pending DR. evaluation.

2007 · 1 incident

March 29, 2007 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped on icy/snowy surface.

2005 · 2 incidents

March 12, 2005 SD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Back strain from moving & lifting wooden blocks to place under portable plant equipment

January 6, 2005 SD · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was sitting in truck #7694 when getting loaded ee twisted around to look at the operator when ee felt something pull in my back.

1999 · 2 incidents

May 7, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS MOVING (ROLLING) A CAT 980C RIM INTO THE BUCKET OF ANOTHER 980 LOADER HE WENT TO GET A BETTER GRIP, KNELT DONW, & HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED

February 16, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE SOME LOSOE AND PACKED DIRT FROM A STEEP GYPSUM LEDGE OT CLEAR A PLACE TO SET THE DRILL MAST. HE WAS USING HIS RIGHT FOOT TO KICK THE DIRT OUT OF THE WAY. ALSO USED THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT AND IN DOING SO, TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL CARE UNTIL 2-24-99.

1998 · 1 incident

January 17, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK. EE WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE STEEL WITH THE DRILLING EQUIPMENT, SO HE MANUALLY TRIED TO REMOVE THE STEEL. HE WAS DIRECTING ANOTHER PERSON TO MOVE THE ROLLERS INWARD AND HIS THUMB WAS PINCHED IN BETWEEN THE ROLLER EQUIPMENT AND THE STEEL.

1996 · 1 incident

September 25, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A LARGE ROCK WOULD NOT GO THROUGH THE JAW CRUSHER. EE WAS PUTTING A CHAIN AROUND THE ROCK SO THEY COULD PULL IT OUT WITH THE LOADER. HE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB, INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER CR USHED BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE JAW.