Mining Incidents

Portable Screener Metal/Non-Metal

Courtland, Brown County, MN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2100644

Portable Screener has $2K 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
7
Years on record
1991–2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,548
proposed penalties
$1,548
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
24
inspections on record
186
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: 186 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 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-05-10.
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
2022 Q2 304 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 291 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 588 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 27 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 352 0 0 0.0
Show 51 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q2 190 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 142 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 468 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 67 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 28 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 134 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 574 4 2 6968.6
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 52 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 39 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,266 2 0 1579.8
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 15 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 109 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 136 1 1 7352.9
2007 Q2 1,374 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 537 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,103 1 0 906.6
2006 Q3 1,874 2 0 1067.2
2006 Q2 1,207 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 705 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,022 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,881 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,498 2 0 1335.1
2005 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,000 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,275 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,866 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,523 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,439 1 0 290.8
2003 Q2 3,129 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,355 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,245 3 1 1336.3
2002 Q2 1,819 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,613 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,818 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,785 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,351 3 0 2220.6
2000 Q3 1,751 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,393 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2003 · 1 incident

May 29, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
M.R. Paving & Excavating, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT GRAVEL & ROCK FROM A PLUGGED GRAVEL CONVEYOR. WHEN HE STEPPED THE GRAVEL SLOPE NEXT TO THE CONVEYOR HE STEPPED ON A THICK PIECE OF CONCRETE REINFORCING WIRE WHICH PENETRATE D HIS SHOE AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOOT.

2002 · 1 incident

January 10, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
M.R. Paving & Excavating, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING A TRACTOR BACKHOE W/HAMMER TO BREAK FROST IN GRAVEL PIT SO EXCAVATOR COULD LOAD GRAVEL. HE DROVE BACKHOE WITHIN 20 FT OF BANK IN PIT. HE STOPPED BACKHOE AND TURNED IN HIS SEAT TO OPERATE THE CONTROLS FOR THE HAMMER. THE BACKHOE STARTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE DROPOFF. BY THE TIME HE GOT TURNED AROUND TO TRY TO STOP, THE BACK HOE WENT OVER THE EDGE AND THE EE

1994 · 1 incident

July 15, 1994 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Wallner Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A STACKING CONVEYOR HE LIFTED THE HELMET TO GO TO TURN UP THE WELDER & WALKED INTO A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON & RECEIVED A CUT ABOVE HIS RT EYE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES

1993 · 1 incident

September 27, 1993 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wallner Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A FRONT END LOADER IN THE PIT AS HE WAS GREASING THE LOADER HE HAD TO REACH OVER ONE OF THE TIRES TO GREASE & HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK ON 09-17-93 THE EMPL OYEE WAS LIFTING CONCRETE CHUNKS INTO A LOADER BUCKET ON A STREET PROJECT IN NEW ULM & HURT HIS BACK HIS BACK FELT BETTER IN A COUPLE DAYS & HE NEVER WENT TO A DOC FOR THIS INJURY

1992 · 2 incidents

October 30, 1992 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wallner Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A CONTROL VALVE FROM A FRONT END LOADER IN THE PIT. THE VALVE DROPPED ONTO HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

August 10, 1992 MN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Wallner Construction Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

65349NG ARM IN CONTACT WITH CORD GOT SHOCK JUMPED OUT OF WAY THE ROD INSIDE OF CRUSHER CAUSING ROD TO ARC AND BURN R FOREARM

1991 · 1 incident

April 29, 1991 MN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wallner Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SETTING UP PORTABLE GRAVEL CRUSHING PLANT IN OUR PIT PLACING WOOD BLOCKING UNDER THE PLANT LIFTING AND PLACING WOOD BLOCKING UNDER THE PLANT STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

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