PORTABLE UNIT #1 Metal/Non-Metal
Alliance Materials Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Steve D Bennett; Tom D Bennett
Sterling,
Whiteside County,
IL
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1102384
PORTABLE UNIT #1 has $8K 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
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
68
citations
8
significant & substantial
$8,397
proposed penalties
$8,397
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
35
inspections on record
416
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: 416 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 UNIT #1 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 692 | 3 | 1 | 4335.3 |
| 2025 Q3 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 655 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 627 | 2 | 0 | 3189.8 |
| 2022 Q3 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 561 | 1 | 0 | 1782.5 |
| 2022 Q1 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 615 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 712 | 1 | 0 | 1404.5 |
| 2021 Q2 | 536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 813 | 4 | 1 | 4920.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 856 | 3 | 2 | 3504.7 |
| 2019 Q2 | 635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 736 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 816 | 1 | 0 | 1225.5 |
| 2018 Q2 | 768 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 684 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 852 | 2 | 0 | 2347.4 |
| 2016 Q3 | 921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 942 | 1 | 0 | 1061.6 |
| 2015 Q3 | 968 | 1 | 0 | 1033.1 |
| 2015 Q2 | 765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 721 | 2 | 0 | 2773.9 |
| 2014 Q3 | 865 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 782 | 3 | 0 | 3836.3 |
| 2014 Q1 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 989 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,021 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 632 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,006 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,016 | 2 | 0 | 1968.5 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,022 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,043 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 938 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,121 | 2 | 0 | 1784.1 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 893 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,044 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,094 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,648 | 14 | 1 | 8495.1 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,190 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,317 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,192 | 5 | 1 | 4194.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,151 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,131 | 1 | 0 | 884.2 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,827 | 3 | 2 | 1642.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,678 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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