BAMBERG MINE #3: 9 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
BAMBERG MINE #3 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
9
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,860
proposed penalties
$1,860
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
135
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: 135 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BAMBERG MINE #3 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $946 in penalties contested before the Commission, $946 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-06-26.
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
55.6%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
22.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 44.4% moderate, 55.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$946 proposed, $946 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 2014-09-15.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE 2014-0494 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2015 | $946 → $946 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- J F Cleckley & Company 1950 to 1997
- Rea Construction Company 1997 to 2003
- Rea Contracting LLC 2003 to 2012
- The Lane Construction Corporation 2012 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
BAMBERG MINE #3 sits in Bamberg County, South Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Bamberg County, South Carolina · Population 13,164
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$43,206
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 8547.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58823.5 |
| 2013 Q2 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 4784.7 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 927 | 2 | 0 | 2157.5 |
| 2012 Q1 | 322 | 4 | 0 | 12422.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q1 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 5 | 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.