Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Rambo Crushing Co · Surface
Controlled by Timothy B Rambo
Nampa, Canyon County, ID  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1001721

Portable Plant #1 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1986–2021
Latest incident
Aug 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
52
citations
4
significant & substantial
$6,845
proposed penalties
$6,694
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
531
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: 531 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 $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-20.
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 2,637 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,323 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,723 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,493 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,078 1 0 324.9
2024 Q3 3,252 6 0 1845.0
2024 Q2 3,906 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,200 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,414 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,950 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,772 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,692 1 0 270.9
2022 Q4 2,824 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,109 4 0 1286.6
2022 Q2 3,171 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,145 1 0 318.0
2021 Q4 2,769 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,738 1 0 365.2
2021 Q2 3,307 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,520 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,235 1 0 309.1
2020 Q3 2,313 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,434 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,307 4 1 1733.9
2019 Q4 2,719 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,177 3 1 944.3
2019 Q2 3,049 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,011 2 0 994.5
2018 Q4 2,924 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,259 2 0 613.7
2018 Q2 3,212 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,282 1 0 304.7
2017 Q4 2,131 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,761 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,268 1 0 440.9
2017 Q1 1,233 2 0 1622.1
2016 Q3 2,977 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,544 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,902 1 0 525.8
2015 Q4 1,501 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,221 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,658 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,826 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,101 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,018 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,064 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,533 2 0 1304.6
2013 Q1 1,451 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,687 1 0 592.8
2012 Q3 1,301 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,958 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,696 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,731 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 160 2 0 12500.0
2011 Q1 2,533 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,938 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,246 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,365 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,763 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,271 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,790 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,390 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,368 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,327 3 1 1289.2
2008 Q2 3,592 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,599 1 0 384.8
2007 Q4 3,212 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,457 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,319 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,260 2 0 469.5
2006 Q4 4,709 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,118 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,276 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,685 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,961 1 0 252.5
2005 Q3 4,626 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,126 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,424 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,022 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,779 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,512 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,155 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,613 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,944 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,823 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,022 1 1 330.9
2002 Q4 3,657 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,474 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,368 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,897 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,444 1 0 409.2
2001 Q3 3,011 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,588 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,396 1 0 417.4
2000 Q4 2,435 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,249 2 0 615.6
2000 Q1 2,953 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

2021 · 1 incident

August 4, 2021 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck against stationary object

Employee walking. Piece of metal cut R leg

2017 · 2 incidents

July 31, 2017 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rambo Crushing Co · Fall from ladders

Working on conveyor misstepped off ladder.

March 9, 2017 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck against stationary object

Changing screens. Ran into edge of screen with knee.

2013 · 1 incident

March 1, 2013 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck by falling object

Was screwing a head onto a cone when turning screw the wrong way fell off and struck right foot

2010 · 1 incident

March 19, 2010 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving 2 pieces of metal on top of each other the top piece shifted and caught his thumb.

1999 · 1 incident

October 26, 1999 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE CUT HAND ON SCREEN BOLT.

1996 · 1 incident

February 16, 1996 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Rambo Crushing Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FELT ILL, WENT NUMB ON ONE SIDE OF BODY.

1995 · 4 incidents

October 24, 1995 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING PLYWOOD AROUND FEEDER.

August 2, 1995 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck against stationary object

UNLOADING SCREENS ON UNEVEN GROUND.

February 17, 1995 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rambo Crushing Co · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON LOAD OUT BIN CONVEYOR BELT. BELT WAS STARTED & EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OFF. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 13'.

January 27, 1995 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE OPERATING LOADER HIT BIG BUMP. SAID LOWER BACK HURT. SENT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE HAD A DISLOCATED VERTEBRAE. DR. ALINGED HIS BACK AND EMPLOYEE IS FEELING BETTER.

1993 · 7 incidents

November 2, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rambo Crushing Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING WIRE SCREEN & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. TWO DAYS LATER REPORTED INJURY THEN WENT TO DR. EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED HAD X-RAY OF EFFECTED ANKLE. EMPLOYEE HAS A SPRAINED ANKLE GIVEN A SPLINT TO FIT INTO SHOE. TO STAY OFF FOOT IF SWOLLEN & HURTS.

October 29, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

2 MEN CARRYING OXYGEN BOTTLE OUT OF VAN. EMPLOYEE SAID HE FELT HIS BACK GO OUT. EMPLOYEE'S BACK HURT AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TOOK HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE DR CH ECKED HIM AND X-RAY OF THE BACK. EMPLOYEE SAID HAD A PULLED MUSCLE AND MUSCLE SPASM AND WAS GIVEN SOMETHING TO HELP THE SPASMS. HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DR THERAPY, NO HEAVY LIFTING OR BENDING F

September 16, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Rambo Crushing Co · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GRINDING ON CONVEYOR RT EYE SEEMED IRRITATED EMPLOYEE USED EYE FLUSH EMPLOYEE DIDNT REPORT UNTIL A LATER DATE THAN WAS SENT TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHO REMOVED A FOREIGN PARTICLE FROM THE RT EYE THE DR PUT OINTMENT INTO THE EYE COVERED THE EYE FOR 24HRS APPARENTLY NO FURTHER PROBLEM WITH THE EYE EMPLOYEE USED SAFETY GLASSES

August 2, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CRUSHER SCREEN AND THE EDGE OF CRUSHER CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SCREEN & HAND RAIL.

July 30, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PICKED UP A WAN OUT PIECE OF GRADER BAR IF SHARP EDGE ON IT EE CUT HAND HGH BY INDEX FINGER. EE HAS STITCHES IN HAND.

June 18, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rambo Crushing Co · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCK, APPARENTLY DECIDED TO CLIMB UPON LOWER FRAME OF BIN TO SEE SCALE CLEARER. HE THEN JUMPED DOWN TO THE GROUND. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE BACK.

June 18, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rambo Crushing Co · Fall onto or against objects

WALKING, SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST LATTICE FRAME CONVEYOR, APPARENTLY HITTING MOUTH (UPPER FRONT TEETH).

1992 · 1 incident

November 5, 1992 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING UNDENEATH A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT;APPARENTLY A FOREIGN PARTICLE FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.THE RIGHT EYE WAS WASHED OUT AND CHECKED BY THE DR NO FOREIGN PARTICLE WAS FOUND BUT THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO USE AN EYE OINTMENT FOR THE IRRITTATED EYE.HE WAS PERMITTED TO RETURN TO WORK.

1991 · 1 incident

July 11, 1991 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck by falling object

INJ EMPL WAS WORKING AROUND CRUSHER JACK THAT ANOTHER EMPL HAD PLACED ON CONE FELL OFF STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION APPROX 1 1/2" LONG ON PALM OF HAND. DR SUTURED LACERATION E MPL WAS GIVEN MEDICATION HAND BECAME PAINFUL & SWOLLEN HE WAS XRAYED & GIVEN MEDICATION FOR INFECTION.

1990 · 1 incident

August 6, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck by falling object

LOADING 8 FT 4FTBY 6 ONTO APRON FEEDER, THE TIMBER FELL BACK AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT LEG THE END HIT MID THIGH LEFT LEG.

1989 · 3 incidents

July 31, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE INSPECTING EQUIPMENT AFTER CLEANING A PARTICLE OF ROCK OR DIRT FELL OR BLEW INTO HIS RT EWYE WHICH HE WASHED OUT WITH WATER HIS EYE WAS IRRITATED 2 DAYS LATER HE REPORTED THIS & WAS I MMEDIATELY SENT TO A PHYSICIAN WHO REFERRED HIM TO ANOTHER DR OPHTHALMOLOGYST EMPLOYEE WAS TGIVEN A RETURN TO WORK PERMIT REGULAR WORK & DIAGNOSED AS HAVING AN EYE PROBLEM UNRELATED TO THE PA

May 26, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Rambo Crushing Co · Accident type, without injuries

TRUCK DRIVER WAS BACKING TO RAMP, ON GROUND LEVEL PIT FLOOR, APPARENTLY DID NOT CHECK LIFT MIRROR WHEN BACKING AS HE LEFT WHEELS OFF THE RAMP AND RIGHT WHEELS ON THE RAMP. THE TRUCK SLOWLY TU RNED ON SIDE RESTED ON MATERIAL OF ADJACENT STOCKPILE. LEFT DOOR OF TRUCK AND CAB DENTED. THE AIR HORN AND LEFT MIRROR WERE BROKEN, OFF AND THE LEFT DOOR GLASS WINDOW AND WIND SHIELD WERE CR

May 15, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Rambo Crushing Co · Flash burns (welding)

HE WAS TOLD TO WATCH THE WELDER WHO WAS USING THE CRUSHMERMATIC WELDING PROCESS. HE HAD HELMET FOR PROTECTION. HE WAS TOLD TO WATCH HIS EYES, AS THE WELDER STARTTS AUTOMATICALLY. HE WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT MORNING AS HIS EYES WERE RED AND SORE.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 2, 1988 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck against a moving object

EMP WA> OPER. D-8 CAT DOZER DURING THE DAY. LATER RT. EYE SEMDED IRITATED ON EVENING OF 3RD OF DEC. HE WENT TO MERCY MED. CENTER EMERR. ROOM. APPAR. EMP HAD TINY FOREIGN PARTICLE IN RT. EYE . THE PARTICLE WAS RE MOVED BY DR. WA6SH. IT WA> RECOMENDED THAT EMP EMP HAVE THE EFFECTED EYE CHECKED BY DR. ROSS OPHALMOGIST IN WEEK.

June 29, 1988 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rambo Crushing Co · Struck by falling object

EMP. WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON A SCREEN AND WAS NT AWARE HHEN A PARTICLE EMBEDDED IN THE RT. EYEBALL. LATER THAT EVENING HIS EYE BECAME IRRITATED. HE WENT TO AN OPHTALMOLOGIST WHO REMOVED A PARTICLE OF STEEL. IT WAS RECOMMEDNDED TO STAY OUT OT THE SUNLIGHT UNTIL HIS EYE FELT BETTER.

1987 · 1 incident

October 19, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rambo Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING JACK LEG ON CONE CRUSHER PLACED HIS THUMB IN AN IMPROPER POSITION BETWEEN TWO FLAT SURFACES OF METAL THEN LIFTED ON JACK LEG WITH A UPWARD MOTION SMASHING LACERATING CONTU SING DISTAL END3OF THUMB INCLUDING THUMBNAIL

1986 · 2 incidents

June 26, 1986 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rambo Crushing Co · Fall from machine

STANDING ON LOA8ER FRAME REPAIRING AN OIL LEAK USING A HAND WRENCH SLIPPED AND FELL OF LOADER FALLING ON RT SHOULDER

May 22, 1986 ID · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Rambo Crushing Co · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE WELDING O3 A ROLL CRUSHER USING A CRUSHERMATIC AND STRIPING THE ROLL, THE EMPLOYEE, WAS APPARENTLY NOT USING PROTECTIVE HOOD ATALL TIMES. THEREFORE, BOTH EYES RECEIVED FLASH BURNS AND BE CAME RED, SWOLL9N, AND PAINFUL. THE EMPLOYEE WASTREATED AT AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL ROOM WITH EYE MEDICATION AND A FOLLOW UP VISIT TO OPHTHALMOGOST DR. JENSEN.

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