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PORTABLE WASH PLANT #1: 16 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard Connell
Carr, Larimer County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0503795

PORTABLE WASH PLANT #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1995–1998
Latest incident
Oct 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
16
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,855
proposed penalties
$1,413
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $442 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Connell Resources, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
111
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: 111 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 WASH PLANT #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 1 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
$1K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $700 in penalties contested before the Commission, $560 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
6.2%
significant & substantial
50.0%
high negligence or reckless
6.2%
reasonably likely or greater
25.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 50.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
7 citations taken to the federal commission · 44% of citations on record
  • Settled 7 · 100%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$700 proposed, $560 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2005-06-09.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2005-355M Settlement Manning 2005 $700 → $560
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2026-07-09
1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-07-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Connell Resources, Inc. 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 3
2024 6
2023 6
2022 11
2016 0
2015 0
2014 3
2013 0
2012 2
2011 0
2010 1
2006 0
2005 2
2004 1
2003 1
2001 1
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PORTABLE WASH PLANT #1 sits in Larimer County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Larimer County, Colorado · Population 363,561
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$91,364
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 697 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 175 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 692 1 0 1445.1
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 449 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 872 0 0 0.0
Show 47 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 396 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 198 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,069 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 818 1 0 1222.5
2023 Q1 63 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 690 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,459 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 739 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 426 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,022 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,365 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 252 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 269 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 467 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 328 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,292 2 1 1548.0
2005 Q2 1,586 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 841 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 729 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 650 9 0 13846.2
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 105 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 350 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 226 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q3 143 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 143 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 33 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,376 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 335 1 0 2985.1
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

October 16, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Connell Resources, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

BOUNCING AND JARRING OF LOADER AGGRAVATEDF PRE-EXISTING INJURY/CONDITION.

October 7, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Connell Resources, Inc. · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW DUST INTO EE'S EYES.

1995 · 1 incident

November 29, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Connell Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A ROCK IN A CONE CRUSHER ANOTHER ROCK HIT EE'S LEFT HEAD. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT EE WAS UTILIZING A STEEL BAR FROM BEHIND A PROTECTIVE GUARD. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED BUT NOT FRACTURED.