Portable Plant CO has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1994–2009
Latest incident
Nov 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
106
citations
31
significant & substantial
$46,019
proposed penalties
$38,652
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,367 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
523
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: 523 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 CO has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 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.
$46K
proposed penalties
$41K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-17.
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
2,374
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
338
3
1
8875.7
2025 Q2
619
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
160
1
0
6250.0
2020 Q1
140
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
2,925
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
3,894
6
4
1540.8
2019 Q2
900
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
376
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
320
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
530
7
2
13207.5
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q3
5,693
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
4,726
2
1
423.2
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
1,820
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,429
4
4
1646.8
2015 Q1
743
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
10
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
6
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5
3
1
600000.0
2012 Q4
2,010
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,974
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
5,260
6
2
1140.7
2012 Q1
4,486
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
5,495
3
0
546.0
2011 Q3
6,328
1
0
158.0
2011 Q2
6,342
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
5,870
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
5,089
1
1
196.5
2010 Q3
5,406
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
4,957
2
0
403.5
2010 Q1
4,770
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,853
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
5,881
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,636
4
2
1100.1
2009 Q1
5,901
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,452
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,030
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,711
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,845
1
1
206.4
2007 Q4
4,352
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
4,629
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
4,938
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,424
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,300
7
1
1627.9
2006 Q3
3,478
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,494
1
1
222.5
2006 Q1
4,597
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,976
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,657
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,045
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,615
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,697
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,731
5
2
1830.8
2004 Q2
2,739
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,369
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,970
7
3
1763.2
2003 Q3
2,453
11
1
4484.3
2003 Q2
2,340
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,966
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,132
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,466
1
1
288.5
2002 Q2
3,825
14
0
3660.1
2002 Q1
4,065
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,300
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
5,446
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
5,560
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,169
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
5,498
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,155
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,981
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,223
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2009 · 1 incident
November 23, 2009KS · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Laborer was starting the wash plant. Conveyor would not turn. He climbed up to conveyor and tried to manually rotate belt. Coat got caught in pully and pulled him into conveyor belt slicing his left arm open. He got out of the conveyor and walked to office. Medical treatment started.
HE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM SCREWS THAT HELD THE LOOP OF THE SANDSCREW TO THE SANDSCREW. THE SANDSCREW WAS NOT SECURED BY A CRANE. IT STOOD THERE FOR A WHILE THEN FELL OVER. EMPLOYEE RAN BUT WA S CAUGHT UNDER THE SANDSCREW.
1994 · 1 incident
June 11, 1994KS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CUTTING A ROPE. KNIFE SLIPPED STABBING EMPLOYEE IN FOREARM. CUT TOOK 2 STICHES.
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