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PORTAGE AGGREGATE & SUPPLY LLC: 95 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

PORTAGE AGGREGATE & SUPPLY, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Anthony John Farinacci
Mantua, Portage County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304478

PORTAGE AGGREGATE & SUPPLY LLC has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Oct 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
95
citations
29
significant & substantial
$17,372
proposed penalties
$12,191
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,181 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
43
inspections on record
509
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: 509 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2018-09-19.
On record since 2018.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

PORTAGE AGGREGATE & SUPPLY LLC has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 2 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-09-19.
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.
30.9%
significant & substantial
9.6%
high negligence or reckless
27.7%
reasonably likely or greater
61.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.2% low, 70.2% moderate, 7.4% high, 2.1% 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.
11 citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
  • Settled 7 · 64%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 4 · 36%
80%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
69%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $700 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 2012-01-03.
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
LAKE 2012-279M Settlement Paez 2013 $2K → $700
LAKE20020123M Default Schroeder 2002 $585 → $585
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: 2017-04-27, 9 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
12
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
  • Arsenic fumes3
  • Beryllium fumes3
  • Cadmium oxide fumes3
Show the individual readings (48)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2017-04-27 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Lead fumes 1.86 150 0.01 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Manganese fumes 0.07 5 0.01 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Vanadium fumes 0.77 50 0.02 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Iron oxide fumes 2.79 20 0.14 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Lead fumes 14.01 450 0.03 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Manganese fumes 0.58 5 0.12 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Beryllium fumes 1.84 2 0.92 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Cadmium oxide fumes 16.18 100 0.16 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Cobalt fumes 13.79 100 0.14 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Copper fumes 30.33 100 0.30 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Iron oxide fumes 3.78 10 0.38 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Lead fumes 18.75 150 0.13 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Manganese fumes 0.75 5 0.15 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Molybdenum fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Nickel fumes 0.01 1 0.01 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Vanadium fumes 11.58 50 0.23 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Zinc oxide fumes 0.06 5 0.01 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Beryllium fumes 0.12 2 0.06 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Cadmium oxide fumes 1.08 100 0.01 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Cobalt fumes 0.92 100 0.01 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Copper fumes 2.02 100 0.02 Welder, etc.
2017-04-27 Iron oxide fumes 0.37 10 0.04 Welder, etc.
2013-09-25 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.44 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-09-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2013-09-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2001-06-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2001-06-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2001-06-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 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. 303 Sand & Gravel 2001 to 2005
  2. 303 Sand & Gravel, LLC 2005 to 2005
  3. PORTAGE AGGREGATE & SUPPLY, LLC 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2018 2
2017 3
2016 5
2015 4
2014 3
2013 4
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 4
2007 4
2006 4
2005 5
2004 4
2003 6
2002 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PORTAGE AGGREGATE & SUPPLY LLC sits in Portage County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Portage County, Ohio · Population 161,421
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,822
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
2018 Q3 1,432 3 1 2095.0
2018 Q2 1,597 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 523 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,666 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,012 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,816 8 1 2840.9
2017 Q1 893 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,150 0 0 0.0
Show 55 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q3 3,697 9 3 2434.4
2016 Q2 3,312 7 3 2113.5
2016 Q1 616 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,886 1 1 257.3
2015 Q3 4,042 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,043 4 1 989.4
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 2,728 4 0 1466.3
2014 Q3 3,154 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,895 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 1,995 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,367 7 1 2957.3
2013 Q2 1,847 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,136 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,491 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,787 2 0 717.6
2012 Q2 2,004 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 2,100 12 4 5714.3
2011 Q3 2,382 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,740 2 1 1149.4
2011 Q1 0 1 0
2010 Q4 1,338 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,948 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,497 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 220 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,558 3 0 1925.5
2009 Q3 2,213 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,297 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,960 3 1 1530.6
2008 Q3 2,420 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,146 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,359 2 1 847.8
2007 Q3 2,355 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,189 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,295 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,411 4 2 1659.1
2006 Q3 2,775 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,676 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,093 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,896 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,711 3 1 808.4
2005 Q2 1,391 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,959 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,204 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,918 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 2,490 2 1 803.2
2003 Q3 2,500 1 0 400.0
2003 Q2 1,760 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,665 3 1 1125.7
2002 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2004 · 1 incident

October 30, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
303 Sand & Gravel · Fall down stairs

EE was leaving the work trailer when he slipped on the stairs falling down 3 steps and hitting the trailer with his body. He did not work the day of accident but did return for 2 days.