Portable Plant #2 has $827 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
4
Years on record
1996–2008
Latest incident
May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$827
proposed penalties
$827
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 110 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 #2 has $827 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.
$827
proposed penalties
$827
current assessed
$827
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-02-12.
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.
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: 2012-12-19, 13 years ago
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (4)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2012-12-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-12-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.48
Welder, etc.
2012-12-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2014
1
2013
2
2012
4
2009
0
2008
2
2007
1
2006
1
2005
0
2004
4
2003
2
2002
7
2001
2
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Portable Plant #2 sits in Cook County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Cook County, Illinois · Population 5,185,812
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$81,797
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
2014 Q2
148
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
217
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
260
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,128
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,300
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,152
1
0
868.1
2012 Q4
506
3
0
5928.9
2009 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
90
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
3,202
1
1
312.3
2008 Q1
198
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
425
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
531
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
700
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
73
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
158
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
1,763
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
3,793
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,671
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
580
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
33
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,827
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,824
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,617
3
0
649.8
2002 Q3
4,097
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,592
1
0
217.8
2002 Q1
3,522
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,781
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q3
0
0
0
2000 Q2
105
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2008 · 2 incidents
May 16, 2008IL · Metal/Non-Metalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was researching part for part number and part came undone from hose and sprayed miner with 10-W hydraulic oil. Miner flushed immediately with saline and as a precaution was taken to a local medical facility. No damage and miner was released to full duty immediately.
March 31, 2008IL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was replacing the blade on the d6 dozer when he bumped the hydraulic cylinder with his shoulder causing the cylinder to fall on and cut his left thumb. He severed 2 tendons and required surgery to repair tendons. Follow up appt. is 4/11/08 followed by physical therapy. Released for light duty w/restrictions.
1997 · 1 incident
February 18, 1997IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE USING TORCH:NOT SURE IF PARTICLE CAME FROM TORCH OR IF IT WAS A PIECE OF SAND DUE TO WIND BLOWING. NOTE, SAFETY GLASSES WEREWORN
1996 · 1 incident
December 30, 1996IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON