Portable Screener #1 has $15K 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
1996–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
20
significant & substantial
$14,963
proposed penalties
$13,886
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,077 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
495
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: 495 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 Screener #1 has $15K 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-27.
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
0
0
0
2025 Q3
0
0
0
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
0
1
0
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
181
3
0
16574.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
467
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,434
2
0
1394.7
2023 Q2
1,639
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
995
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,094
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,293
7
3
5413.8
2008 Q2
1,793
3
1
1673.2
2008 Q1
5,552
3
1
540.3
2007 Q4
4,500
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
7,746
4
1
516.4
2007 Q2
4,617
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,540
2
0
440.5
2006 Q4
2,028
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,672
5
1
1871.3
2006 Q2
2,024
13
2
6422.9
2006 Q1
2,460
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,287
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,710
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,432
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,167
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,713
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,920
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,445
7
2
2863.0
2004 Q1
2,418
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,100
2
1
952.4
2003 Q3
2,401
5
1
2082.5
2003 Q2
2,182
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,178
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,636
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,926
4
2
1367.1
2002 Q2
2,079
7
3
3367.0
2002 Q1
1,763
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,135
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,257
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,219
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,836
2
1
521.4
2000 Q4
3,331
3
0
900.6
2000 Q3
4,180
15
1
3588.5
2000 Q2
1,680
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,762
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2005 · 2 incidents
May 26, 2005NM · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
3 Employees were replacing a V-Belt on the nugget stacker. The employee that had the injury was taking the V-belt up to the other employees when a gust of wind blew dust and metal shavings off the stacker into his eye.
March 24, 2005NM · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Lava Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was filling Bobcat (skidsteer) with fuel and had fuel splash out resulting in fuel in face and eyes
2004 · 1 incident
November 17, 2004NM · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
EE & COWORKER WERE CHECKING CONTROL BOX IN THE CONTROL VAN FOR 100' CONVEYOR. POWER WAS ON AND WHEN EE WENT TO SHUT IT OFF, SOMETHING SHORTED BETWEEN MIDDLE FUSE AND ON/OFF HANDLE. EE RECEIVED BURNS ON BOTH WRISTS. ER DR. ORIGINALLY TREATED AND RELEASED HIM TO WORK. FOLLOWUP VISIT WITH ANOTHER DR. THE NEXT DAY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE TIME OFF TO AVOID DUST AND POSSIBLE INFECTION.
1998 · 1 incident
May 5, 1998NM · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE BOOM ON THE 980 LOADERHE WAS STANDING ON THE FENDER IN FRONT OF THE MACHINE. HE STEPPED OVER ONTO THE TIRE AND FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE HAS HAD SURGERY ON THI S KNEE IN NOVEMBER ON 1997.
1996 · 1 incident
April 4, 1996NM · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ROCKS GET JAMMED IN THE JAW CRUSHER FROM TIME TOTIME. EMP WAS GETTING IN POSITION TO WORK THEM AROUND SO THEY WOULD CATCH AND CRACK. AS HE WAS GETTING INTO POSITION HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND GOT CA UGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND JAW. BRUISED RIGHT ANKLE - CONTUSION OF RIGHT ANKLE.
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