Portable Plant 3 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
8
Years on record
1983–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
14
significant & substantial
$11,599
proposed penalties
$11,599
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
474
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: 474 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 3 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
64 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-04.
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
2,770
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
4,219
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
1,929
1
1
518.4
2024 Q4
4,164
1
1
240.2
2024 Q3
5,062
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
3,588
1
1
278.7
2024 Q1
1,160
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
3,803
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3
4,935
1
0
202.6
2023 Q2
4,146
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,833
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
3,920
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
5,290
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
3,113
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
4,620
1
0
216.5
2021 Q2
4,071
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
3,890
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
5,176
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
5,225
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
470
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
5,383
1
0
185.8
2019 Q3
4,891
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
4,347
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
3,812
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,259
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,511
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
342
5
4
14619.9
2017 Q4
5,469
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
4,864
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
6,355
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,056
2
1
1893.9
2016 Q4
4,666
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,675
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
4,555
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
800
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
3,993
2
0
500.9
2015 Q3
4,697
1
0
212.9
2015 Q2
3,940
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
2,149
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,783
2
0
528.7
2014 Q2
2,613
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
3,246
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
6,328
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,965
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
3,729
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,612
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
3,049
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
80
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,911
1
0
343.5
2011 Q3
5,603
2
0
357.0
2011 Q2
3,813
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
528
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,870
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
4,481
3
1
669.5
2010 Q2
4,806
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
836
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,517
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,677
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,588
9
1
3477.6
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
2,752
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,276
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,225
2
0
620.2
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
3,392
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,908
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
4,017
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
3,911
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,682
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,273
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
3,993
3
0
751.3
2005 Q3
3,835
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,775
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
3,961
1
0
252.5
2004 Q3
4,162
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,739
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
40
1
0
25000.0
2003 Q4
3,892
4
0
1027.7
2003 Q3
4,769
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,383
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
3,584
8
1
2232.1
2002 Q3
4,245
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,904
3
0
768.4
2002 Q1
212
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,608
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,892
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,865
3
1
776.2
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
2,859
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
5,415
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,675
6
2
1283.4
2000 Q1
523
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2025 · 1 incident
June 5, 2025MN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
An employee was installing a spray bar on a wash screen. EE dropped the spray bar on EE's right index finger while attempting to bolt down the spray bar. It fractured the tip and caused a cut requiring approximately 6 stitches on EE's right index finger. Two other employees were on the other side of the screener, but neither visually witnessed the accident.
2022 · 1 incident
July 6, 2022MN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
An employee completed repairs on a conveyor belt. When employee released the belt clamp it sprung and hit the end of employee's index finger and fractured the bone at the end of the finger. The employee is back to work with restrictions and there was no lost time to employee as we paid the employee the full wages for the time employee missed going to doctor.
2018 · 1 incident
March 26, 2018MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
A miner climbed up on a working platform to help assist in a lift that was being performed to remove an electric motor. The chain came unhooked and the miner was either struck in the head by the chain or suffered the head injury falling off the working platform. The miner suffered a cut and concussion.
2005 · 1 incident
April 27, 2005MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
RETIRED EMPLOYEE ATTENDED OUR ANNUAL SAFETY CLASS IN FEB. 2005 & TOOK HIS ANNUAL HEARING TEST. WE GOT THE TEST RESULTS BACK & NOTIFIED EE OF HIS CHANGES IN HEARING. ACCORDING TO OUR INSTRUCTORS, WE ARE TO FILL OUT THIS REPORT FORM AS WELL.
1988 · 1 incident
September 16, 1988MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPL FELL BACKWARD OFF FRONT END LOADER & LANDED ON BACK,SHOULDER & BACK OF HEAD CAUSING SLIGHT CONCUSSION & STIFF BACK. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER PROBABLY CAUSING SLIPPERY LADDER ON LOADER.
1983 · 3 incidents
October 22, 1983MN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I.NAME WORKING IN HAMMER MILL CRUSHER AND ANOTHER EMPL WENT TO START UP ANOTHER PART OF PLANT AND WITHOUT THINKING PUSHED STARTER BUTTON ON HAMMERMILL AND QUICKLY RELEASED FINGER AFTER HE NOTI TECED WHAT HE DID.
May 10, 1983MN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF LOADER IN A HURRY AND MISSED STEP AND WRENCHED HIS NECK.
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