Portales has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $290 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
68
citations
15
significant & substantial
$13,399
proposed penalties
$13,109
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $290 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
40
inspections on record
475
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: 475 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Portales has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $290 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$290
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-26.
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
2025 Q4
0
0
0
2025 Q3
25
2
0
80000.0
2025 Q2
80
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
100
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
338
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
601
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
368
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
86
1
0
11627.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3
480
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,365
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,380
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,380
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,680
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,560
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
975
9
2
9230.8
2020 Q3
2,045
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,735
7
0
4034.6
2020 Q1
1,310
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
2,040
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,645
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,695
10
2
5899.7
2019 Q1
1,680
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,560
8
0
5128.2
2018 Q3
1,710
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,690
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,990
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,690
4
1
2366.9
2017 Q3
1,690
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,720
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,690
5
3
2958.6
2016 Q4
42
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
53
6
3
113207.5
2016 Q1
264
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
254
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
280
4
1
14285.7
2015 Q2
123
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
93
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
62
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
52
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
32
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
77
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
89
1
0
11236.0
2013 Q3
20
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
7
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
6
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
32
1
0
31250.0
2012 Q3
128
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
22
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
214
1
0
4672.9
2011 Q4
25
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
32
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
34
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
62
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
92
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
150
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
150
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
130
3
1
23076.9
2009 Q4
140
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
100
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
110
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
370
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
470
1
0
2127.7
2008 Q3
590
1
0
1694.9
2008 Q2
730
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
515
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
790
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
810
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
720
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
790
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
381
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,040
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
520
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
520
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
410
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
890
2
2
2247.2
2005 Q2
820
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,973
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,022
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,008
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,252
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
469
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
528
1
0
1893.9
2003 Q2
1,002
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
870
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
655
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
680
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
730
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
736
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
750
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
810
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,024
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
934
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
810
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
684
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
696
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
840
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2005 · 1 incident
September 22, 2005NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
THE BELT ON THE CRUSHER HAD STOPPED WOTKING WITHOUT ANYONE'S KNOWLEDGE. WITHOUT INSTRUCTION, INJURED BEGAN TO APPLY BELT DRESSING TO THE HEAD PULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR BELT FEEDING THE SCREEN AND CRUSHER. HIS ARM SOME HOW GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER
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