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Portable Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Thomas County Highway Department · Surface

Controlled by Thomas County-Ks

Colby, Thomas County, KS  ·  Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1401533

Portable Plant has $816 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

4

Years on record

1994–2012

Latest incident

Mar 2012

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2007

8

citations

0

significant & substantial

$816

proposed penalties

$816

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2002

21

inspections on record

193

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: 193 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 has $816 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.

$816

proposed penalties

$816

current assessed

$816

paid to date

$0

outstanding

8 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2017-03-01.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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 Q3	0	0	0
2023 Q2	0	0	0
2022 Q4	0	0	0
2022 Q3	0	0	0
2022 Q2	0	0	0
2022 Q1	0	0	0
2021 Q4	0	0	0
2021 Q3	0	0	0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2	0	0	0
2021 Q1	392	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	0	0	0
2020 Q3	0	0	0
2020 Q2	0	0	0
2020 Q1	0	0	0
2019 Q4	446	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	0	0	0
2019 Q2	0	0	0
2019 Q1	382	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	0	0	0
2018 Q3	0	0	0
2018 Q2	410	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	52	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	0	0	0
2017 Q3	0	0	0
2017 Q2	42	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	657	1	0	1522.1
2016 Q4	176	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	522	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	361	1	0	2770.1
2016 Q1	507	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	0	0	0
2015 Q2	0	0	0
2015 Q1	0	0	0
2014 Q4	0	0	0
2014 Q3	0	0	0
2014 Q2	480	1	0	2083.3
2014 Q1	1,483	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	0	0	0
2013 Q3	137	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	899	1	0	1112.3
2013 Q1	1,498	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	0	0	0
2012 Q2	1,111	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	1,421	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	255	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	0	1	0
2011 Q2	0	0	0
2010 Q2	0	0	0
2010 Q1	23	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	117	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	62	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	186	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	0	0	0
2008 Q4	0	0	0
2008 Q3	0	0	0
2008 Q2	15	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	114	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	435	3	0	6896.6
2007 Q3	687	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	360	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	35	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	0	0	0
2006 Q3	577	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	1,136	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	2,826	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,255	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	224	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	704	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	2,502	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	1,061	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	36	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	568	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	1,593	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	808	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	43	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	19	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	1,660	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	559	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	489	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	0	0	0
2002 Q1	344	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	1,668	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	0	0	0
2001 Q2	626	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	1,039	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	1,211	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	115	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	0	0	0
2000 Q1	358	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 1 incident

March 2, 2012 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY

Thomas County Highway Department · Struck by falling object

Employee was working on screening plant and a softball size rock fell off and struck the top of his left foot.

2001 · 1 incident

January 2, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE

Thomas County Highway Department · Accident type, without injuries

HAD A HIGHWALL WHICH CAVED ONTO THE LOADER. (NO INJURY)

1995 · 1 incident

December 21, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Thomas County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HARP WIRE FROM SAND PLANT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

1994 · 1 incident

March 3, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Thomas County Highway Department · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BIN ON SILT FEEDER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP IN A FRONT END LOADER AND THE BUCKET ON THE LOADER BUMPED THE SILT FEEDER CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BIN TO FALL AND BRUISE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

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