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: 87 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Auger #3 has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$110
proposed penalties
$110
current assessed
$110
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-06-03.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Auger #3 shows 100% of 6 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2011-03-18, 15 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
6
samples
0.71
dust max (mg/m3)
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
AUGER OPERATOR3
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2011
3
2008
7
6,221
2007
5
2,521
2006
3
538
2005
3
2004
3
2003
2
2002
2
2000
1
1,209
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Auger #3 sits in Columbiana County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Columbiana County, Ohio · Population 101,203
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,474
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
Employee stepping off the auger to hook flite, and turn off conveyor, stepped on ground 1' to 1 1/2' below, twisted right ankle. Ordinary operating conditions/no abnormalities noted.
EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE REPAIR AN UNDERCARRIAGE. THE OTHER EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE A BUSHING INTO THE TRACK RAIL. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE BUSHING AND STRUCK EE IN THE LE FT FOREARM AND REMAINED LODGED UNDER HIS SKIN ABOUT 1-1-1/2" DEEP. DR. REMOVED PIECE OF METAL AND REPAIRIED CUT WITH 3 SUTURES.
1996 · 1 incident
November 30, 1996OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS HOOKING UP FLITS TO THE AUGER AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE WRAP AROUND THE FLITES. NO GLVES WERE WORN, WHICH NORMALLY GLOVES ARE SWORN. THERE WAS A BURR ON THE METAL WRAP AROUNC THE FLITES .