PORTABLE WASH PLANT: 6 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
PORTABLE WASH PLANT has $330 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 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 2001
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$330
proposed penalties
$275
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
5
inspections on record
34
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 34 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 has $330 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 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.$330
proposed penalties
$330
current assessed
$275
paid to date
$55
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
83.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Fairfax Sand & Gravel 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
PORTABLE WASH PLANT sits in Pipestone County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Pipestone County, Minnesota · Population 9,352
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,073
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 670 | 5 | 0 | 7462.7 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1 | 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.