Mining Incidents

Portable Plant 904 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cary G Whipple
NEWPORT, Sullivan County, NH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2700333

Portable Plant 904 has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2002–2021
Latest incident
Dec 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
133
citations
35
significant & substantial
$47,811
proposed penalties
$36,467
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,344 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
810
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: 810 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 904 has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$48K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
128 assessments are final orders; 4 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 3,133 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,571 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,243 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,835 1 0 260.8
2024 Q4 4,261 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,719 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,623 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,540 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,353 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,221 2 0 620.9
2023 Q2 8,404 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,851 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,546 3 1 397.6
2022 Q3 3,100 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,409 1 0 118.9
2022 Q1 2,629 1 0 380.4
2021 Q4 7,432 3 2 403.7
2021 Q3 4,868 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 9,523 3 1 315.0
2021 Q1 2,240 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,389 4 1 541.3
2020 Q3 4,819 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,888 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,006 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 7,324 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,462 5 0 915.4
2019 Q2 9,413 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,777 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,289 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,686 1 0 372.3
2018 Q2 6,147 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,486 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,133 3 0 584.5
2017 Q3 5,775 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,026 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,410 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,223 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,991 1 0 143.0
2016 Q2 2,177 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,321 1 0 757.0
2015 Q4 5,639 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,490 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,766 2 0 723.1
2015 Q1 1,508 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,808 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,838 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,635 2 0 431.5
2014 Q1 1,990 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,631 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,378 3 0 888.1
2013 Q2 2,184 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,536 8 1 5208.3
2012 Q4 4,110 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,450 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,544 6 1 2358.5
2012 Q1 1,680 6 0 3571.4
2011 Q4 3,326 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,493 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,550 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,523 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,675 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,130 3 1 1408.5
2010 Q2 2,163 6 4 2773.9
2010 Q1 1,557 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,956 19 8 9713.7
2009 Q2 1,838 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,471 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,652 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,993 10 1 5017.6
2008 Q2 1,540 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 870 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 374 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 386 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,498 8 3 5340.5
2007 Q1 421 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 931 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 630 7 3 11111.1
2006 Q2 21 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 36 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 386 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,339 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,284 2 1 1557.6
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 3,776 1 0 264.8
2004 Q1 491 1 0 2036.7
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 1,463 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 623 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 474 9 4 18987.3
2002 Q3 1,487 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,191 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 547 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 496 4 1 8064.5
2001 Q3 1,269 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,437 2 1 1391.8
2001 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,991 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,660 5 1 3012.0
2000 Q2 701 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 835 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2021 · 1 incident

December 16, 2021 NH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
United Construction Corp · Struck against a moving object

Driver was hauling from crusher to stockpiles, EE was shifting gears on a down grade. The motor was over revved and EE couldn't get it back in gear. EE was unable to slow down for corner and went off the road.

2018 · 1 incident

October 16, 2018 NH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Construction Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EE was checking hydraulic fluid on machine, stepped off track onto hammer, slipped and hit head on track and scraped left leg.

2015 · 1 incident

July 6, 2015 NH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Construction Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was assisting changing screen(s) on portable crushing plant and experienced weakness and pain after parts were in place

2014 · 1 incident

August 27, 2014 NH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
United Construction Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee complained of chest pain. Ambulance was called and he was brought to New London Hospital where they discovered his blood pressure was extremely high. They brought it under control and he was released the same day.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 3, 2003 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
United Construction Corp · Struck by flying object

THE EE WAS STANDING ON THE CRUSHER OPERATOR PLATFORM WHEN THE LOADER DUMPED A LOAD OF ROCK INTO THE HOPPER. A ROCK HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER CAUSING A PIECE TO BREAK OFF WHICH STRUCK THE EE O N THE BREAST BONE CAUSING A SMALL SKIN TEAR AND A MINUTE AMOUNT OF BLEEDING.

April 21, 2003 NH · Metal/Non-Metal

OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF EXITING BOX ON THE CONVEYER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CONVEYER BRACING. RESULTING INJURY WAS DISLOCATION OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER.

2002 · 1 incident

December 16, 2002 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Construction Corp · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING BUILT-UP MATERIAL FROM BENEATH THE CRUSHER WHEN MATERIAL LOOSENED, HIS RIGHT FOREARM WAS LACERATED ON THE EDGE OF THE DOOR FRAME. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE RESULTING WOUND.

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The full compliance file on Portable Plant 904

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.